Gastrointestinal parasites in captive olive baboons in a UK safari park.
Parasitology
; 150(12): 1096-1104, 2023 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
From the safety inside vehicles, Knowsley Safari offers visitors a close-up encounter with captive olive baboons. As exiting vehicles may be contaminated with baboon stool, a comprehensive coprological inspection was conducted to address public health concerns. Baboon stools were obtained from vehicles, and sleeping areas, inclusive of video analysis of baboonvehicle interactions. A purposely selected 4-day sampling period enabled comparative inspections of 2662 vehicles, with a total of 669 baboon stools examined (371 from vehicles and 298 from sleeping areas). As informed by our pilot study, front-line diagnostic methods were QUIK-CHEK rapid diagnostic test (RDT) (Giardia and Cryptosporidium), KatoKatz coproscopy (Trichuris) and charcoal culture (Strongyloides). Some 13.9% of vehicles were contaminated with baboon stool. Prevalence of giardiasis was 37.4% while cryptosporidiosis was <0.01%, however, an absence of faecal cysts by quality control coproscopy, alongside lower than the expected levels of Giardia-specific DNA, judged RDT results as misleading, grossly overestimating prevalence. Prevalence of trichuriasis was 48.0% and strongyloidiasis was 13.7%, a first report of Strongyloides fuelleborni in UK. We advise regular blanket administration(s) of anthelminthics to the colony, exploring pour-on formulations, thereafter, smaller-scale indicator surveys would be adequate.
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Assunto principal:
Parasitos
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Giardíase
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Criptosporidiose
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Cryptosporidium
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Enteropatias Parasitárias
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
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Animals
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2023
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Article