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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Case report: Control of intestinal nematodes in captive chlorocebus sabaeus
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, Volume 88, No. 1, Article a1903, Year 2021
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There are limited data on the efficacy of antiparasitic treatments and husbandry methods to control nematode infections in captive populations of African green monkeys (AGMs), Chlorocebus sabaeus. In faecal egg count (FEC) tests, 10 of the 11 (91%) adult male AGMs captured from the large feral population on the island of St Kitts had evidence of nematode infections, mostly Capillaria (8/11, 73%), Trichuris trichiura (7/11, 64%) and strongylid species (7/11, 64%) specifically (hookworm and Trichostrongylus, 50/50), but also Strongyloides fuelleborni (1/11, 9%). When kept in individual cages with cleaning and feeding regimens to prevent reinfections and treated concurrently with ivermectin (300 µg/kg, given subcutaneously) and albendazole (10 mg/kg, given orally) daily for 3 days, 60% (6/10) of the AGMs were negative at a follow-up FEC at 3 months and by FEC and necropsy at the end of the study 5–8 months later. One monkey appeared to have been reinfected with T. trichiura after being negative by FEC at 3 months post-treatment. Four AGMs were positive for T. trichiura at the 3 month FEC follow-up but were negative at the end of the study after one further treatment regimen. Although initially being cleared of Capillaria following treatment, three AGMs were found to be infected at the end of the study. The ivermectin and albendazole treatment regimen coupled with good husbandry practices to prevent reinfections effectively controlled nematode infections in captive AGMs. © 2021. The Authors.
Authors & Co-Authors
Vandenplas, Michel L.
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre, st Kitts
Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine Saint Kitts and Nevis
Trelis, María
Spain, Valencia
Universitat de València
Spain, Valencia
Health Research Institute la fe
Osuna, Antonio
Spain, Granada
Universidad de Granada
Kelly, Patrick John
Saint Kitts and Nevis, Basseterre, st Kitts
Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine Saint Kitts and Nevis
Statistics
Citations: 2
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4102/ojvr.v88i1.1903
ISSN:
00302465
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Participants Gender
Male