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Survey of the gastrointestinal parasites of the primate community at Tambopata National Reserve, Peru

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 September 2004

Kimberley A. Phillips
Affiliation:
Departments of Psychology and Biology, Hiram College, Hiram, OH 44234-0067, U.S.A. Tambopata Research Center, Rainforest Expeditions, Puerto Maldonado, Peru
Meghan E. Haas
Affiliation:
Departments of Psychology and Biology, Hiram College, Hiram, OH 44234-0067, U.S.A.
Brian W. Grafton
Affiliation:
Biological Anthropology Program, School of Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH, U.S.A.
Mirtha Yrivarren
Affiliation:
Tambopata Research Center, Rainforest Expeditions, Puerto Maldonado, Peru
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Abstract

The main objective of this project was to provide baseline data on faecal parasites of groups of non-human primates from Tambopata Research Center, Tambopata National Reserve, Peru. All primate species found in this area were sampled: red howler monkeys Alouatta seniculus, night monkeys Aotus vociferans, spider monkeys Ateles bezlebuth chamek, brown titi monkeys Callicebus brunneus, white-fronted capuchins Cebus albifrons, brown capuchins Cebus apella, saddleback tamarins Saguinus fuscicollis and squirrel monkeys Saimiri sciureus. Individuals from four howler monkey troops, three brown titi monkey troops, two squirrel monkey troops and one troop each of night monkeys, spider monkeys, brown capuchins, white-fronted capuchins and saddleback tamarins were sampled. Faecal samples were collected from July to October 2002 from 86 individuals. A concentration test was used to analyse faecal samples. Results indicate the presence of various protozoans, Ancyclostoma sp., Ascaris sp., Strongyloides stercoralis, Trichuris trichiura, Prosthenorchis elegans and Schistosoma mansoni.

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Research Article
Copyright
2004 The Zoological Society of London

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