Gastrointestinal parasite prevalence, diversity and association in free-ranging Chacma baboon troops in a semi-arid savanna ecosystem of Zimbabwe.

Annabel Banda, Doreen Z Moyo, Nokubonga Ncube, Edmore Utete, James Machingura, Tapiwa Gumbo, Edson Gandiwa

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Article in International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Annabel BandaDepartment of Wildlife Conservation and Research, Gwanda State University, Epoch Mine Campus, P.O Box 30, Filabusi, Zimbabwe.

Doreen Z MoyoDepartment of Wildlife Conservation and Research, Gwanda State University, Epoch Mine Campus, P.O Box 30, Filabusi, Zimbabwe.

Nokubonga NcubeDepartment of Wildlife Conservation and Research, Gwanda State University, Epoch Mine Campus, P.O Box 30, Filabusi, Zimbabwe.

Edmore UteteDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, Faculty of Computational Sciences, Gwanda State University, P.O Box 30, Filabusi, Zimbabwe.

James MachinguraDepartment of Biological Science and Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe.

Tapiwa GumboDepartment of Geography, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.

Edson GandiwaScientific Services, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, P.O Box CY 140, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe.

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Free-ranging Chacma baboon species are known to harbour a wide range of zoonotic parasites, and their frequent close interactions with humans pose a risk of transmission of zoonotic parasites between the two species. This research study focused on understanding parasite dynamics in free-ranging baboon populations that inhabit human-wildlife interface areas, a case of Gwanda State University's Epoch Mine campus in Filabusi at Insiza district. A descriptive and analytical cross-sectional design was used to investigate the prevalence, diversity and association of gastrointestinal parasites among three baboon troops found at the Epoch Mine campus. One hundred and twenty (120) fresh faecal samples were collected from the three troops between February and September 2023. The centrifugal floatation technique was used to process and analyse faecal samples, and parasite ova and cysts were identified using morphological features like shape and size. The prevalence of the parasite taxa and a chi-squared multiple comparison test was computed. Results showed significant differences among most parasite taxa except

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BaboonsEmerging diseasesHuman-wildlife interfaceParasite-host interactionsZoonotic diseasesZoonotic parasites

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PMID39553413

DOI10.1016/j.ijppaw.2024.101012

PMCPMC11567109

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