Epidemiology of Highly Pathogenic Organisms, Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
Department of Microbiology and Public Health, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, Bangladesh.
Ecohealth. 2022 Dec;19(4):450-457. doi: 10.1007/s10393-022-01621-8. Epub 2023 Jan 11.
Flies form high-density associations with human settlements and groups of nonhuman primates and are implicated in transmitting pathogens. We investigate the movement of nonhuman primate-associated flies across landscapes surrounding Kibale National Park, Uganda, using a mark-recapture experiment. Flies were marked in nine nonhuman primate groups at the forest edge ([Formula: see text] = 929 flies per group), and we then attempted to recapture them in more anthropized areas (50 m, 200 m and 500 m from where marked; 2-21 days after marking). Flies marked in nonhuman primate groups were recaptured in human areas (19/28,615 recaptured). Metabarcoding of the flies in nonhuman primate groups revealed the DNA of multiple eukaryotic primate parasites. Taken together, these results demonstrate the potential of flies to serve as vectors between nonhuman primates, livestock and humans at this biodiverse interface.
苍蝇与人类住区和非人类灵长类动物群体高密度聚集，并被认为在传播病原体方面发挥了作用。我们利用标记重捕实验，研究了乌干达基巴莱国家公园周围景观中非人类灵长类动物相关苍蝇的迁移情况。在森林边缘的 9 个非人类灵长类动物群体中对苍蝇进行了标记([Formula: see text] = 929 只苍蝇/群体)，然后我们试图在更具人为活动的区域(标记处 50、200 和 500 米处，标记后 2-21 天)对其进行重捕。在人类活动区域中捕获到了在非人类灵长类动物群体中标记的苍蝇(19/28，共 19 只苍蝇，共 28 次重捕记录)。对非人类灵长类动物群体中的苍蝇进行代谢组学分析，揭示了多种真核灵长类寄生虫的 DNA。综合来看，这些结果表明，在这种生物多样性界面上，苍蝇有可能在非人类灵长类动物、家畜和人类之间充当媒介。
