Intestinal parasites of Alouatta caraya (Primates, Ceboidea): Preliminary study in semi-captivity and in the wild in Argentina

Endoparasitic infections are common in nonhuman primates and important factors in regulating their natural populations. Primates are particularly vulnerable to the infections of directly transmitted parasites because they often live in close social groups that facilitate their transmission. The main...

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Autores principales: Milozzi, C., Bruno, G., Cundom, E., Mudry, M.D., Navone, G.T.
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Alouatta caraya
Argentina
Helminths
Protozoa
Alouatta
Bertiella
Blastocystis hominis
Cestoda
Eimeria
Entamoeba coli
Giardia intestinalis
Nematoda
Primates
Strongyloides
Vermes
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03279383_v19_n2_p271_Milozzi
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spelling todo:paper_03279383_v19_n2_p271_Milozzi2023-10-03T15:25:01Z Intestinal parasites of Alouatta caraya (Primates, Ceboidea): Preliminary study in semi-captivity and in the wild in Argentina Milozzi, C. Bruno, G. Cundom, E. Mudry, M.D. Navone, G.T. Alouatta caraya Argentina Helminths Protozoa Alouatta Alouatta caraya Bertiella Blastocystis hominis Cestoda Eimeria Entamoeba coli Giardia intestinalis Nematoda Primates Protozoa Strongyloides Vermes Endoparasitic infections are common in nonhuman primates and important factors in regulating their natural populations. Primates are particularly vulnerable to the infections of directly transmitted parasites because they often live in close social groups that facilitate their transmission. The main objective of this study was to provide baseline data on gastrointestinal parasites of semi captive and wild howler monkeys Alouatta caraya troops from Argentina. We collected 110 fecal samples from 38 howler monkeys from four troops, two of them kept in semi-captivity at the CRMAN, Córdoba, and two wild troops from Las Lomas, Corrientes. We identified six species of parasites: four Protozoa, Giardia lamblia, Blastocystis hominis, Eimeria sp. and Entamoeba coli; one Cestoda, Bertiella mucronata and one Nematoda, Strongyloides sp. Of the individuals sampled, 86.8% harbored at least one type of gastrointestinal parasite. Protozoa were found in 78.9% of hosts and helminths in 21.1%. We found significant differences in the prevalence of three protozoan species between study sites; and howlers from Las Lomas showed the highest prevalence. The differences found may be related to environmental conditions, where warmer and wetter regions (Las Lomas) favor the survival of infectious stages of some parasitic species. © SAREM, 2012. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03279383_v19_n2_p271_Milozzi
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topic Alouatta caraya
Argentina
Helminths
Protozoa
Alouatta
Alouatta caraya
Bertiella
Blastocystis hominis
Cestoda
Eimeria
Entamoeba coli
Giardia intestinalis
Nematoda
Primates
Protozoa
Strongyloides
Vermes
spellingShingle Alouatta caraya
Argentina
Helminths
Protozoa
Alouatta
Alouatta caraya
Bertiella
Blastocystis hominis
Cestoda
Eimeria
Entamoeba coli
Giardia intestinalis
Nematoda
Primates
Protozoa
Strongyloides
Vermes
Milozzi, C.
Bruno, G.
Cundom, E.
Mudry, M.D.
Navone, G.T.
Intestinal parasites of Alouatta caraya (Primates, Ceboidea): Preliminary study in semi-captivity and in the wild in Argentina
topic_facet Alouatta caraya
Argentina
Helminths
Protozoa
Alouatta
Alouatta caraya
Bertiella
Blastocystis hominis
Cestoda
Eimeria
Entamoeba coli
Giardia intestinalis
Nematoda
Primates
Protozoa
Strongyloides
Vermes
description Endoparasitic infections are common in nonhuman primates and important factors in regulating their natural populations. Primates are particularly vulnerable to the infections of directly transmitted parasites because they often live in close social groups that facilitate their transmission. The main objective of this study was to provide baseline data on gastrointestinal parasites of semi captive and wild howler monkeys Alouatta caraya troops from Argentina. We collected 110 fecal samples from 38 howler monkeys from four troops, two of them kept in semi-captivity at the CRMAN, Córdoba, and two wild troops from Las Lomas, Corrientes. We identified six species of parasites: four Protozoa, Giardia lamblia, Blastocystis hominis, Eimeria sp. and Entamoeba coli; one Cestoda, Bertiella mucronata and one Nematoda, Strongyloides sp. Of the individuals sampled, 86.8% harbored at least one type of gastrointestinal parasite. Protozoa were found in 78.9% of hosts and helminths in 21.1%. We found significant differences in the prevalence of three protozoan species between study sites; and howlers from Las Lomas showed the highest prevalence. The differences found may be related to environmental conditions, where warmer and wetter regions (Las Lomas) favor the survival of infectious stages of some parasitic species. © SAREM, 2012.
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author Milozzi, C.
Bruno, G.
Cundom, E.
Mudry, M.D.
Navone, G.T.
author_facet Milozzi, C.
Bruno, G.
Cundom, E.
Mudry, M.D.
Navone, G.T.
author_sort Milozzi, C.
title Intestinal parasites of Alouatta caraya (Primates, Ceboidea): Preliminary study in semi-captivity and in the wild in Argentina
title_short Intestinal parasites of Alouatta caraya (Primates, Ceboidea): Preliminary study in semi-captivity and in the wild in Argentina
title_full Intestinal parasites of Alouatta caraya (Primates, Ceboidea): Preliminary study in semi-captivity and in the wild in Argentina
title_fullStr Intestinal parasites of Alouatta caraya (Primates, Ceboidea): Preliminary study in semi-captivity and in the wild in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Intestinal parasites of Alouatta caraya (Primates, Ceboidea): Preliminary study in semi-captivity and in the wild in Argentina
title_sort intestinal parasites of alouatta caraya (primates, ceboidea): preliminary study in semi-captivity and in the wild in argentina
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_03279383_v19_n2_p271_Milozzi
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