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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Nodular worm infection in wild chimpanzees in Western Uganda: A risk for human health?
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Volume 4, No. 3, Article e630, Year 2010
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This study focused on Oeosophagostomum sp., and more especially on O. bifurcum, as a parasite that can be lethal to humans and is widespread among humans and monkeys in endemic regions, but has not yet been documented in apes. Its epidemiology and the role played by non-human primates in its transmission are still poorly understood. O. stephanostomum was the only species diagnosed so far in chimpanzees. Until recently, O. bifurcum was assumed to have a high zoonotic potential, but recent findings tend to demonstrate that O. bifurcum of non-human primates and humans might be genetically distinct. As the closest relative to human beings, and a species living in spatial proximity to humans in the field site studied, Pan troglodytes is thus an interesting host to investigate. Recently, a role for chimpanzees in the emergence of HIV and malaria in humans has been documented. In the framework of our long-term health monitoring of wild chimpanzees from Kibale National Park in Western Uganda, we analysed 311 samples of faeces. Coproscopy revealed that high-ranking males are more infected than other individuals. These chimpanzees are also the more frequent cropraiders. Results from PCR assays conducted on larvae and dried faeces also revealed that O. stephanostomum as well as O. bifurcum are infecting chimpanzees, both species co-existing in the same individuals. Because contacts between humans and great apes are increasing with ecotourism and forest fragmentation in areas of high population density, this paper emphasizes that the presence of potential zoonotic parasites should be viewed as a major concern for public health. Investigations of the parasite status of people living around the park or working inside as well as sympatric non-human primates should be planned, and further research might reveal this as a promising aspect of efforts to reinforce measures against crop-raiding. © 2010 Krief et al.
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https://efashare.b-cdn.net/share/pmc/articles/PMC2838776/bin/pntd.0000630.s001.doc
Authors & Co-Authors
Krief, Sabrina
France, Paris
Museum National D'histoire Naturelle
Vermeulen, Benjamin
France, Paris
Museum National D'histoire Naturelle
France, Maisons-alfort
Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire D'alfort
Lafosse, Sophie
France, Paris
Museum National D'histoire Naturelle
Kasenene, John Massan K.
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University
Nieguitsila, Adélaïde
France, Maisons-alfort
Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire D'alfort
Berthelemy, M.
France, Paris
Museum National D'histoire Naturelle
L'Hostis, Monique
France, Nantes
Oniris - Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire, Agroalimentaire et de L’alimentation
Bain, Odile
France, Paris
Museum National D'histoire Naturelle
Guillot, Jacques
France, Maisons-alfort
Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire D'alfort
Statistics
Citations: 42
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1371/journal.pntd.0000630
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Uganda