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ArticleMalaria journal2017

No impact of strongylid infections on the detection of Plasmodium spp. in faeces of western lowland gorillas and eastern chimpanzees.

Mwanahamisi I Mapua, Barbora Pafčo, Jade Burgunder, Ilona Profousová-Pšenková, Angelique Todd, Chie Hashimoto, Moneeb A Qablan, David Modrý, Klára J Petrželková

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Mwanahamisi I MapuaDepartment of Pathology and Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého tř. 1946/1, 612 42, Brno, Czech Republic.
Barbora PafčoDepartment of Pathology and Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého tř. 1946/1, 612 42, Brno, Czech Republic. barafrikacar@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-1395-0841
Jade BurgunderDepartment of Pathology and Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého tř. 1946/1, 612 42, Brno, Czech Republic.
Ilona Profousová-PšenkováDepartment of Pathology and Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého tř. 1946/1, 612 42, Brno, Czech Republic.
Angelique ToddWWF, Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas, BP 1053, Bangui, Central African Republic.
Chie HashimotoPrimate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kanrin, Inuyama, Aichi, 484-8506, Japan.
Moneeb A QablanDepartment of Pathology and Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého tř. 1946/1, 612 42, Brno, Czech Republic.
David ModrýDepartment of Pathology and Parasitology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého tř. 1946/1, 612 42, Brno, Czech Republic.
Klára J PetrželkováInstitute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, Branišovská 1160/31, 370 05, České Budějovice, Czech Republic.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough a high genetic diversity of Plasmodium spp. circulating in great apes has been revealed recently due to non-invasive methods enabling detection in faecal samples, little is known about the actual mechanisms underlying the presence of Plasmodium DNA in faeces. Great apes are commonly infected by strongylid nematodes, including hookworms, which cause intestinal bleeding. The impact of strongylid infections on the detection of Plasmodium DNA in faeces was assessed in wild, western, lowland gorillas from Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas, Central African Republic and eastern chimpanzees from Kalinzu Forest Reserve, Uganda.

methodsFifty-one faecal samples from 22 habituated gorillas and 74 samples from 15 habituated chimpanzees were analysed using Cytochrome-b PCR assay and coprological methods.

resultsOverall, 26.4% of the analysed samples were positive for both Plasmodium spp. and strongylids. However, the results showed no significant impact of intensity of infections of strongylids on detection of Plasmodium DNA in gorilla and chimpanzee faeces.

conclusionBleeding caused by strongylid nematode Necator spp. cannot explain the presence of Plasmodium DNA in ape faeces.

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Gorilla gorillaPan troglodytesAncylostomaAncylostomiasisAnimalsApe DiseasesCentral African RepublicDNA, ProtozoanFecesMalariaNecatorNecatoriasisPlasmodiumUgandaDNA, ProtozoanCo-infectionEastern chimpanzeeFaecesMalariaNecator spp.Plasmodium spp.StrongylidWestern lowland gorilla

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PMCPMC5406944

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