Gastrointestinal Parasites Affecting Non-Human Primates That Are Kept Ex Situ and Their Handlers in Different Brazilian Institutions: Diagnosis and Analysis of Risk Factors
Aim: Determining gastrointestinal parasites’ frequency in non-human primates (NHPs) and handlers in different Brazilian institutions, and associate it with management information. Methods: Different institutions in São Paulo (A), Brasília (B), Rio de Janeiro (C), Pará (D) and Santa Catarina (E) were...
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| author | Laís Verdan Dib Alynne Barbosa Breno da Silva Alcides Pissinatti Silvia Moreira Maria Clotilde Tavares Rodrigo Teixeira André Luíz da Costa José Augusto Muniz Amauri Junglos Zelinda Maria Hirano Maria Regina Amendoeira |
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| description | Aim: Determining gastrointestinal parasites’ frequency in non-human primates (NHPs) and handlers in different Brazilian institutions, and associate it with management information. Methods: Different institutions in São Paulo (A), Brasília (B), Rio de Janeiro (C), Pará (D) and Santa Catarina (E) were included in the study. Fecal samples were processed by using coproparasitological techniques; information about NHP handling and professionals’ routine were collected through the use of questionnaires. Results: In total, 33.1% of 511 NHP samples were positive for parasites; the Entamoebidae Group and <i>Strongyloides</i> sp.-compatible eggs were the most detected protozoa and helminths, respectively. The Entamoebidae Group was mainly diagnosed in <i>Alouatta</i> from Institutions E and D, and was also the only parasite detected in handlers. <i>Strongyloides</i>-compatible eggs were mostly evident in fecal samples collected from Cebidae from Institutions B and D. Some risk factors associated with parasite infection were a high number of animals in the same enclosure and their use for research protocol purposes, whereas quarantine, a post-infection vacant period in enclosures and antiparasitic supply were categorized as protective factors against these agents’ infection. Conclusions: Parasites showing different transmission routes but concomitantly circulating in NHP institutions located in different Brazilian regions were identified in the current study, with an emphasis on those presenting zoonotic potential. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3df2961db825477ba6a7b22d11c7fbc42023-12-22T14:30:52ZengMDPI AGPathogens2076-08172023-11-011212141010.3390/pathogens12121410Gastrointestinal Parasites Affecting Non-Human Primates That Are Kept Ex Situ and Their Handlers in Different Brazilian Institutions: Diagnosis and Analysis of Risk FactorsLaís Verdan Dib0Alynne Barbosa1Breno da Silva2Alcides Pissinatti3Silvia Moreira4Maria Clotilde Tavares5Rodrigo Teixeira6André Luíz da Costa7José Augusto Muniz8Amauri Junglos9Zelinda Maria Hirano10Maria Regina Amendoeira11Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro 21040-360, BrazilOswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro 21040-360, BrazilDepartment of Parasitology and Microbiology, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói 24020-140, BrazilPrimatology Center of Rio de Janeiro (CPRJ), Instituto Estadual do Ambiente (INEA), Guapimirim 25940-000, BrazilPrimatology Center of Rio de Janeiro (CPRJ), Instituto Estadual do Ambiente (INEA), Guapimirim 25940-000, BrazilPrimatology Center, University of Brasília, Brasília 71750-000, BrazilQuinzinho de Barros Municipal Zoological Park (Zoo Sorocaba), Sorocaba 18020-268, BrazilQuinzinho de Barros Municipal Zoological Park (Zoo Sorocaba), Sorocaba 18020-268, BrazilNational Primate Center (CENP), Ananindeua 67033-009, BrazilNational Primate Center (CENP), Ananindeua 67033-009, BrazilHowler Project, Indaial 89086-000, BrazilOswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro 21040-360, BrazilAim: Determining gastrointestinal parasites’ frequency in non-human primates (NHPs) and handlers in different Brazilian institutions, and associate it with management information. Methods: Different institutions in São Paulo (A), Brasília (B), Rio de Janeiro (C), Pará (D) and Santa Catarina (E) were included in the study. Fecal samples were processed by using coproparasitological techniques; information about NHP handling and professionals’ routine were collected through the use of questionnaires. Results: In total, 33.1% of 511 NHP samples were positive for parasites; the Entamoebidae Group and <i>Strongyloides</i> sp.-compatible eggs were the most detected protozoa and helminths, respectively. The Entamoebidae Group was mainly diagnosed in <i>Alouatta</i> from Institutions E and D, and was also the only parasite detected in handlers. <i>Strongyloides</i>-compatible eggs were mostly evident in fecal samples collected from Cebidae from Institutions B and D. Some risk factors associated with parasite infection were a high number of animals in the same enclosure and their use for research protocol purposes, whereas quarantine, a post-infection vacant period in enclosures and antiparasitic supply were categorized as protective factors against these agents’ infection. Conclusions: Parasites showing different transmission routes but concomitantly circulating in NHP institutions located in different Brazilian regions were identified in the current study, with an emphasis on those presenting zoonotic potential.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/12/1410non-human primatesprotozoahelminthszoonosisrisk factors |
| spellingShingle | Laís Verdan Dib Alynne Barbosa Breno da Silva Alcides Pissinatti Silvia Moreira Maria Clotilde Tavares Rodrigo Teixeira André Luíz da Costa José Augusto Muniz Amauri Junglos Zelinda Maria Hirano Maria Regina Amendoeira Gastrointestinal Parasites Affecting Non-Human Primates That Are Kept Ex Situ and Their Handlers in Different Brazilian Institutions: Diagnosis and Analysis of Risk Factors Pathogens non-human primates protozoa helminths zoonosis risk factors |
| title | Gastrointestinal Parasites Affecting Non-Human Primates That Are Kept Ex Situ and Their Handlers in Different Brazilian Institutions: Diagnosis and Analysis of Risk Factors |
| title_full | Gastrointestinal Parasites Affecting Non-Human Primates That Are Kept Ex Situ and Their Handlers in Different Brazilian Institutions: Diagnosis and Analysis of Risk Factors |
| title_fullStr | Gastrointestinal Parasites Affecting Non-Human Primates That Are Kept Ex Situ and Their Handlers in Different Brazilian Institutions: Diagnosis and Analysis of Risk Factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gastrointestinal Parasites Affecting Non-Human Primates That Are Kept Ex Situ and Their Handlers in Different Brazilian Institutions: Diagnosis and Analysis of Risk Factors |
| title_short | Gastrointestinal Parasites Affecting Non-Human Primates That Are Kept Ex Situ and Their Handlers in Different Brazilian Institutions: Diagnosis and Analysis of Risk Factors |
| title_sort | gastrointestinal parasites affecting non human primates that are kept ex situ and their handlers in different brazilian institutions diagnosis and analysis of risk factors |
| topic | non-human primates protozoa helminths zoonosis risk factors |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/12/12/1410 |
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