No impact of strongylid infections on the detection of Plasmodium spp. in faeces of western lowland gorillas and eastern chimpanzees
Abstract Background Although a high genetic diversity of Plasmodium spp. circulating in great apes has been revealed recently due to non-invasive methods enabling detection in faecal samples, little is known about the actual mechanisms underlying the presence of Plasmodium DNA in faeces. Great apes...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:6399612612d84c97aba672d3854a7be9 2023-05-15T15:07:09+02:00 No impact of strongylid infections on the detection of Plasmodium spp. in faeces of western lowland gorillas and eastern chimpanzees Mwanahamisi I. Mapua Barbora Pafčo Jade Burgunder Ilona Profousová-Pšenková Angelique Todd Chie Hashimoto Moneeb A. Qablan David Modrý Klára J. Petrželková 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-017-1822-z https://doaj.org/article/6399612612d84c97aba672d3854a7be9 EN eng BMC http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-017-1822-z https://doaj.org/toc/1475-2875 doi:10.1186/s12936-017-1822-z 1475-2875 https://doaj.org/article/6399612612d84c97aba672d3854a7be9 Malaria Journal, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2017) Co-infection Faeces Strongylid Necator spp Plasmodium spp Malaria Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2017 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-017-1822-z 2022-12-31T14:37:39Z Abstract Background Although a high genetic diversity of Plasmodium spp. circulating in great apes has been revealed recently due to non-invasive methods enabling detection in faecal samples, little is known about the actual mechanisms underlying the presence of Plasmodium DNA in faeces. Great apes are commonly infected by strongylid nematodes, including hookworms, which cause intestinal bleeding. The impact of strongylid infections on the detection of Plasmodium DNA in faeces was assessed in wild, western, lowland gorillas from Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas, Central African Republic and eastern chimpanzees from Kalinzu Forest Reserve, Uganda. Methods Fifty-one faecal samples from 22 habituated gorillas and 74 samples from 15 habituated chimpanzees were analysed using Cytochrome-b PCR assay and coprological methods. Results Overall, 26.4% of the analysed samples were positive for both Plasmodium spp. and strongylids. However, the results showed no significant impact of intensity of infections of strongylids on detection of Plasmodium DNA in gorilla and chimpanzee faeces. Conclusion Bleeding caused by strongylid nematode Necator spp. cannot explain the presence of Plasmodium DNA in ape faeces. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Malaria Journal 16 1 |
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Co-infection Faeces Strongylid Necator spp Plasmodium spp Malaria Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Mwanahamisi I. Mapua Barbora Pafčo Jade Burgunder Ilona Profousová-Pšenková Angelique Todd Chie Hashimoto Moneeb A. Qablan David Modrý Klára J. Petrželková No impact of strongylid infections on the detection of Plasmodium spp. in faeces of western lowland gorillas and eastern chimpanzees |
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Abstract Background Although a high genetic diversity of Plasmodium spp. circulating in great apes has been revealed recently due to non-invasive methods enabling detection in faecal samples, little is known about the actual mechanisms underlying the presence of Plasmodium DNA in faeces. Great apes are commonly infected by strongylid nematodes, including hookworms, which cause intestinal bleeding. The impact of strongylid infections on the detection of Plasmodium DNA in faeces was assessed in wild, western, lowland gorillas from Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas, Central African Republic and eastern chimpanzees from Kalinzu Forest Reserve, Uganda. Methods Fifty-one faecal samples from 22 habituated gorillas and 74 samples from 15 habituated chimpanzees were analysed using Cytochrome-b PCR assay and coprological methods. Results Overall, 26.4% of the analysed samples were positive for both Plasmodium spp. and strongylids. However, the results showed no significant impact of intensity of infections of strongylids on detection of Plasmodium DNA in gorilla and chimpanzee faeces. Conclusion Bleeding caused by strongylid nematode Necator spp. cannot explain the presence of Plasmodium DNA in ape faeces. |
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No impact of strongylid infections on the detection of Plasmodium spp. in faeces of western lowland gorillas and eastern chimpanzees |
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No impact of strongylid infections on the detection of Plasmodium spp. in faeces of western lowland gorillas and eastern chimpanzees |
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No impact of strongylid infections on the detection of Plasmodium spp. in faeces of western lowland gorillas and eastern chimpanzees |
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No impact of strongylid infections on the detection of Plasmodium spp. in faeces of western lowland gorillas and eastern chimpanzees |
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No impact of strongylid infections on the detection of Plasmodium spp. in faeces of western lowland gorillas and eastern chimpanzees |
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no impact of strongylid infections on the detection of plasmodium spp. in faeces of western lowland gorillas and eastern chimpanzees |
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