Soil-transmitted helminth infections in free-ranging non-human primates from Cameroon and Gabon.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Zoonotic diseases are a serious threat to both public health and animal conservation. Most non-human primates (NHP) are facing the threat of forest loss and fragmentation and are increasingly living in closer spatial proximity to humans. Humans are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STH) at a high prevalence, and bidirectional infection with NHP has been observed. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence, genetic diversity, distribution and presence of co-infections of STH in free-ranging gorillas, chimpanzees and other NHP species, and to determine the potential role of these NHP as reservoir hosts contributing to the environmental sustenance of zoonotic nematode infections in forested areas of Cameroon and Gabon.

Methods

A total of 315 faecal

SUBMITTER: Sirima C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8259424 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature