Abstract
The investigation of gastrointestinal parasites in primates kept in captivity is important for the management of these animals and for human health, since many of their parasites cause zoonoses. The aim of this study was to evaluate gastrointestinal parasitism in primates kept in captivity at a Wildlife Animal Screening Center in Bahia, Brazil. 135 stool samples from 45 primates were analyzed using the Direct method and the Hoffman method, three times, with an interval of fifteen days. Infections by protozoa were verified, being mild for Balantidium sp. and Entamoeba sp. and moderate for Cystoisospora sp., the latter had the highest sample prevalence among all the parasites found (91.11%). The presence of helminths of Ancylostoma sp. and Strongyloides sp. was recorded. Infection by gastrointestinal parasites in captive primates is frequent. With the results of the present work, it is concluded that periodic parasitological evaluations are necessary for better sanitary management of these animals.
Highlights
The trafficking of wild animals consists of the removing act the fauna from it natural habitat and commercializing it.When it comes to monetary movement, this is the third largest illegal activity in the world, behind only drug and arms trafficking (Nassaro et al, 2010; Antonio et al, 2021).The Wildlife Animal Screening Center (CETAS) are units created with the objective of mitigating the damage caused by the trafficking of wild animals to Brazilian biodiversity, given that Brazil is a megadiverse country and its biodiversity is widely exploited by trafficking (Destro et al, 2012)
The sample of animals consisted of 45 primates, which had their species previously confirmed by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) (Pereira, 2013), namely: (i) 1 of the Atelidae family, species Alouatta caraya (Humboldt,1812) ; (ii) 2 of the Pitheciidae family, both of the species Callicebus nigrifrons (Spix, 1823); and (iii) 42 from the Cebidae family, being 1 Sapajus flavius (Schreber, 1774), 18 Sapajus libidinosus (Spix, 1823), 5 Sapajus robustus (Kuhl, 1820) and 18 Sapajus xanthosternos (Wied-Neuwied, 1826)
Andrade et al (2002) states that New World (NW) Primates are more susceptible to Entamoeba infection than Old World Primates (OW- non-human primates from the African and Asian continents), which does not corroborate the results found in the present study
Summary
The trafficking of wild animals consists of the removing act the fauna from it natural habitat and commercializing it.When it comes to monetary movement, this is the third largest illegal activity in the world, behind only drug and arms trafficking (Nassaro et al, 2010; Antonio et al, 2021).The Wildlife Animal Screening Center (CETAS) are units created with the objective of mitigating the damage caused by the trafficking of wild animals to Brazilian biodiversity, given that Brazil is a megadiverse country and its biodiversity is widely exploited by trafficking (Destro et al, 2012). The trafficking of wild animals consists of the removing act the fauna from it natural habitat and commercializing it. When it comes to monetary movement, this is the third largest illegal activity in the world, behind only drug and arms trafficking (Nassaro et al, 2010; Antonio et al, 2021). (iii) to recover and (iv) to allocate of the animals - preferably back to nature (Brasil, 2015) Both animals that are destined to live in captivity, and those sent for release in the wild, need to undergo several clinical and laboratory evaluations, provided for in the regulations that govern the CETAS. The investigation for parasites in animals is a tool for analyzing the health status of the population and the environment quality in captivity, and should be carried out in fauna management projects and in periodic assessments of captivity animals (Catenacci et al, 2004)
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