@article{MAKHILLJAVA201211243891,
title = {First Report of the Wild Tibetan Macaque (Macaca thibetana) as a New Primate Host of Gongylonema pulchrum with High Incidence in China},
journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances},
volume = {11},
number = {24},
pages = {4514-4518},
year = {2012},
issn = {1680-5593},
doi = {javaa.2012.4514.4518},
url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2012.4514.4518},
author = {Yong,Huan,Jin-Hua,Dong-Po,Bing-Hua,Yu-Rui and},
keywords = {Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana),primate host,Gongylonema pulchrum,high incidence,China},
abstract = {The gullet worm, Gongylonema pulchrum Molin, 1857,
a genus of nematodes belonging to the Superfamily Spiruroidea is a zoonosis
that occurs in the upper digestive tract of various mammals around the world.
The hosts of this nematode are only reported in few non-human primates and infestation
has not previously been reported in non-human primates in China. Researchers
collected 76 fresh fecal samples of Tibetan macaques during Nov. 2009 to Dec.
2009 and March 2010 to April 2010 using washing precipitation and saturated
saline flotation method for detection and identification of intestinal parasites
in macaques. The incidence of G. pulchrum infection was high to 31.58%
which was the highest incidence rate among the 9 species intestinal parasites
detected in Tibetan macaques. This research provides the first data concerning
high incidence of G. pulchrum in wild Tibetan macaques in China which
means enriched the host of the G. pulchrum in non-human primates. The
data would serve as a baseline for comparative assessments of disease risks,
especially in this well-known ecotourism site at Mt. Huangshan, China.}
}