Transmission of Human and Macaque Plasmodium spp. to Ex-Captive Orangutans in Kalimantan, Indonesia
Data are lacking on the specific diseases to which great apes are susceptible and the transmission dynamics and overall impact of these diseases. We examined the prevalence of Plasmodium spp. infections in semicaptive orangutans housed at the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine, Central Kalimantan,...
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| author | Michael J.C. Reid Raul Ursic Dawn Cooper Hamed Nazzari Melinda Griffiths Birute M. Galdikas Rosa M. Garriga Mark Skinner Carl Lowenberger |
| author_facet | Michael J.C. Reid Raul Ursic Dawn Cooper Hamed Nazzari Melinda Griffiths Birute M. Galdikas Rosa M. Garriga Mark Skinner Carl Lowenberger |
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| description | Data are lacking on the specific diseases to which great apes are susceptible and the transmission dynamics and overall impact of these diseases. We examined the prevalence of Plasmodium spp. infections in semicaptive orangutans housed at the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, by using a combination of microscopic and DNA molecular techniques to identify the Plasmodium spp. in each animal. Previous studies indicated 2 orangutan-specific Plasmodium spp., but our data show 4 Plasmodium spp. These findings provide evidence for P. vivax transmission between humans and orangutans and for P. cynomolgi transmission between macaques and orangutans. These data have potential implications for the conservation of orangutans and also for the bidirectional transmission of parasites between orangutans and humans visiting or living in the region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-53e6f640619246cbbe69e48b54dbe1a52022-12-22T03:36:15ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592006-12-0112121902190810.3201/eid1212.060191Transmission of Human and Macaque Plasmodium spp. to Ex-Captive Orangutans in Kalimantan, IndonesiaMichael J.C. ReidRaul UrsicDawn CooperHamed NazzariMelinda GriffithsBirute M. GaldikasRosa M. GarrigaMark SkinnerCarl LowenbergerData are lacking on the specific diseases to which great apes are susceptible and the transmission dynamics and overall impact of these diseases. We examined the prevalence of Plasmodium spp. infections in semicaptive orangutans housed at the Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, by using a combination of microscopic and DNA molecular techniques to identify the Plasmodium spp. in each animal. Previous studies indicated 2 orangutan-specific Plasmodium spp., but our data show 4 Plasmodium spp. These findings provide evidence for P. vivax transmission between humans and orangutans and for P. cynomolgi transmission between macaques and orangutans. These data have potential implications for the conservation of orangutans and also for the bidirectional transmission of parasites between orangutans and humans visiting or living in the region.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/12/06-0191_articleOrangutansPongo pygmaeusmacaquesMacaca sp.malariaPlasmodium vivax |
| spellingShingle | Michael J.C. Reid Raul Ursic Dawn Cooper Hamed Nazzari Melinda Griffiths Birute M. Galdikas Rosa M. Garriga Mark Skinner Carl Lowenberger Transmission of Human and Macaque Plasmodium spp. to Ex-Captive Orangutans in Kalimantan, Indonesia Emerging Infectious Diseases Orangutans Pongo pygmaeus macaques Macaca sp. malaria Plasmodium vivax |
| title | Transmission of Human and Macaque Plasmodium spp. to Ex-Captive Orangutans in Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| title_full | Transmission of Human and Macaque Plasmodium spp. to Ex-Captive Orangutans in Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | Transmission of Human and Macaque Plasmodium spp. to Ex-Captive Orangutans in Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transmission of Human and Macaque Plasmodium spp. to Ex-Captive Orangutans in Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| title_short | Transmission of Human and Macaque Plasmodium spp. to Ex-Captive Orangutans in Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| title_sort | transmission of human and macaque plasmodium spp to ex captive orangutans in kalimantan indonesia |
| topic | Orangutans Pongo pygmaeus macaques Macaca sp. malaria Plasmodium vivax |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/12/06-0191_article |
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