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Distribution of intestinal parasites of baboons (Papio anubis) and warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) at the Mole National Park, Ghana

The identification of intestinal parasite of baboons (Papio anubis) and warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) was undertaken at the Mole National Park, Ghana. The main objective of the study was to determine the types and prevalence of intestinal parasites in baboons and warthogs in the Mole National...

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Autores principales: Larbi, John A., Akyeampong, Stephen, Addo, Seth Offei, Dakwa, Kwaku Brako, Boampong, Kwadwo, Opoku‐Nketiah, Bright
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7840207/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32772510
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/vms3.335
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author Larbi, John A.
Akyeampong, Stephen
Addo, Seth Offei
Dakwa, Kwaku Brako
Boampong, Kwadwo
Opoku‐Nketiah, Bright
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description The identification of intestinal parasite of baboons (Papio anubis) and warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) was undertaken at the Mole National Park, Ghana. The main objective of the study was to determine the types and prevalence of intestinal parasites in baboons and warthogs in the Mole National Park. A total of nineteen (19) and twenty‐three (23) samples were collected from the baboons and warthogs, respectively, and examined using the direct saline smear and formol‐ether concentration technique for the identification of cysts, eggs and larvae of parasites. The survey showed that 94.74% of the baboon samples examined was infected with at least one parasite, whereas that of the warthogs showed 95.65% prevalence. A total of seven (7) and eight (8) different parasites were identified in baboon and warthog faecal samples, respectively. Strongyloides sp. had the highest prevalence in baboons (84.21%) and warthogs (78.26%). The second prevalent parasite identified was Ascaris sp. in the baboons (31.58%) and warthogs (30.43%). The results showed a high level of multiparasitism in these wild animals and an increased risk of zoonotic transmission which may result from interaction with inhabitants of the park community.
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spelling pubmed-78402072021-02-04 Distribution of intestinal parasites of baboons (Papio anubis) and warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) at the Mole National Park, Ghana Larbi, John A. Akyeampong, Stephen Addo, Seth Offei Dakwa, Kwaku Brako Boampong, Kwadwo Opoku‐Nketiah, Bright Vet Med Sci Original Articles The identification of intestinal parasite of baboons (Papio anubis) and warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) was undertaken at the Mole National Park, Ghana. The main objective of the study was to determine the types and prevalence of intestinal parasites in baboons and warthogs in the Mole National Park. A total of nineteen (19) and twenty‐three (23) samples were collected from the baboons and warthogs, respectively, and examined using the direct saline smear and formol‐ether concentration technique for the identification of cysts, eggs and larvae of parasites. The survey showed that 94.74% of the baboon samples examined was infected with at least one parasite, whereas that of the warthogs showed 95.65% prevalence. A total of seven (7) and eight (8) different parasites were identified in baboon and warthog faecal samples, respectively. Strongyloides sp. had the highest prevalence in baboons (84.21%) and warthogs (78.26%). The second prevalent parasite identified was Ascaris sp. in the baboons (31.58%) and warthogs (30.43%). The results showed a high level of multiparasitism in these wild animals and an increased risk of zoonotic transmission which may result from interaction with inhabitants of the park community. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020-08-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7840207/ /pubmed/32772510 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/vms3.335 Text en © 2020 The Authors. Veterinary Medicine and Science Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Larbi, John A.
Akyeampong, Stephen
Addo, Seth Offei
Dakwa, Kwaku Brako
Boampong, Kwadwo
Opoku‐Nketiah, Bright
Distribution of intestinal parasites of baboons (Papio anubis) and warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) at the Mole National Park, Ghana
title Distribution of intestinal parasites of baboons (Papio anubis) and warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) at the Mole National Park, Ghana
title_full Distribution of intestinal parasites of baboons (Papio anubis) and warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) at the Mole National Park, Ghana
title_fullStr Distribution of intestinal parasites of baboons (Papio anubis) and warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) at the Mole National Park, Ghana
title_full_unstemmed Distribution of intestinal parasites of baboons (Papio anubis) and warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) at the Mole National Park, Ghana
title_short Distribution of intestinal parasites of baboons (Papio anubis) and warthogs (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) at the Mole National Park, Ghana
title_sort distribution of intestinal parasites of baboons (papio anubis) and warthogs (phacochoerus aethiopicus) at the mole national park, ghana
topic Original Articles
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7840207/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32772510
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/vms3.335
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