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HERO ID
6140764
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Baboons as potential reservoirs of zoonotic gastrointestinal parasite infections at Yankari National Park, Nigeria
Author(s)
Mafuyai, HB; Barshep, Y; Audu, BS; Kumbak, D; Ojobe, TO
Year
2013
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
African Health Sciences
ISSN:
1680-6905
Volume
13
Issue
2
Page Numbers
252-254
Language
English
PMID
24235920
DOI
10.4314/ahs.v13i2.7
Web of Science Id
WOS:000325695600008
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Zoonoses pose a risk to public health.
OBJECTIVE:
To carry out the investigation of the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites of baboons, Papio anubis, frequenting the Wikki base Camp in Yankari National Park, Nigeria.
METHOD:
Formol-ether concentration technique was used to isolate parasite eggs and cysts from faecal samples.
RESULTS:
Parasites recovered were Ascaris lumbricoides, Ancylostoma duodenale, Strongyloides stercoralis, Fasciola sp, Schistosoma mansoni, Hymenolepis nana, and Trichostrongylus sp, and cysts of protozoan parasites Entomoeba histolytica, E. coli, and Iodamoeba butschii.
CONCLUSION:
Most of the parasites identified are known to have high pathologic involvement in humans, implicating the baboons as potential source and reservoirs for human zoonotic parasitic infections although further molecular work would be necessary to ascertain if these gastrointestinal parasites are the same strains that infect humans.
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