Juhász Alexandra, Makaula Peter, Cunningham Lucas J, Archer John, Cowlishaw Ruth, Jones Sam, LaCourse James E, Kayuni Sekeleghe A, Musaya Janelisa, Stothard J Russell
Department of Tropical Disease Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK.
Institute of Medical Microbiology, Semmelweis University, H-1089, Budapest, Hungary.
Int J Parasitol Parasites Wildl. 2025 Jul 24;28:101121. doi: 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2025.101121. eCollection 2025 Dec.
We sought to ascertain whether zoonotic strongyloidiasis occurred in vervet monkeys (), a non-human primate (NHP) species becoming increasingly common in Southern Malawi. Faecal collection took place in four locations: Nyala Park, a private wildlife reserve adjacent to a sugarcane plantation in Chikwawa District, and three public locations, each near tourist lodges in Mangochi District. Our sampling took place during July 2023, when 32 faecal samples were inspected with parasitological methods. After faecal culture, threadworm larvae were noted in both districts that were confirmed by molecular identification methods as , a first report for Malawi. Given the close spatial proximity of vervets with people, our findings affirm prior disease surveillance concerns of local zoonotic potential. We therefore encourage future targeted helminthological surveys for better local monitoring of strongyloidiasis in NHPs and people.
我们试图确定在黑长尾猴（一种在马拉维南部越来越常见的非人类灵长类动物）中是否发生了人兽共患类圆线虫病。粪便采集在四个地点进行：尼亚拉公园，奇夸瓦区一个毗邻甘蔗种植园的私人野生动物保护区，以及三个公共地点，每个地点都靠近曼戈奇区的旅游旅馆。我们的采样于2023年7月进行，当时用寄生虫学方法检查了32份粪便样本。粪便培养后，在两个区都发现了线虫幼虫，经分子鉴定方法确认为[具体线虫种类]，这是马拉维的首次报告。鉴于黑长尾猴与人在空间上距离很近，我们的发现证实了之前对当地人畜共患病潜在风险的疾病监测担忧。因此，我们鼓励未来进行有针对性的蠕虫学调查，以便更好地对非人类灵长类动物和人类中的类圆线虫病进行本地监测。
