Prevalence of Cryptosporidium spp., Enterocytozoon bieneusi, Encephalitozoon spp. and Giardia intestinalis in Wild, Semi-Wild and Captive Orangutans (Pongo abelii and Pongo pygmaeus) on Sumatra and Borneo, Indonesia.

BACKGROUND:Orangutans are critically endangered primarily due to loss and fragmentation of their natural habitat. This could bring them into closer contact with humans and increase the risk of zoonotic pathogen transmission. AIMS:To describe the prevalence and diversity of Cryptosporidium spp., micr...

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Main Authors: Anna Mynářová, Ivona Foitová, Martin Kváč, Dana Květoňová, Michael Rost, Helen Morrogh-Bernard, Wisnu Nurcahyo, Cathleen Nguyen, Supriyadi Supriyadi, Bohumil Sak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4816420?pdf=render