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1 June 2000 INTESTINAL PARASITES OF BABOONS (PAPIO CYNOCEPHALUS ANUBIS) AND CHIMPANZEES (PAN TROGLODYTES) IN GOMBE NATIONAL PARK
Suzan Murray, Chip Stem, Barbara Boudreau, Jane Goodall
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Abstract

A survey of gastrointestinal parasites of nonhuman primates in Gombe National Park, Tanzania, was conducted during July and August 1989. Fresh fecal samples collected from 35 baboons (Papio cynocephalus anubis) and 20 chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) were analyzed for intestinal parasites. Parasite identifications were based upon the size and appearance of eggs and larvae on both direct and fecal flotation examinations. Seven species of helminths and three species of protozoa were noted in the chimpanzees, and seven species of helminths, two species of trematodes, and one species of protozoa were noted in baboons. An unidentified parasite, with a thick egg shell similar to that of ascarids, was noted in both the chimpanzee and baboon population. Unfortunately a definitive identification of this parasite could not be made based upon egg size and morphology alone and insufficient numbers of larva were present to aid identification. One previously unreported parasite, Schistosoma mansoni, was identified in the baboon population. This is the first report of a schistosome in Gombe's nonhuman primate population.

Suzan Murray, Chip Stem, Barbara Boudreau, and Jane Goodall "INTESTINAL PARASITES OF BABOONS (PAPIO CYNOCEPHALUS ANUBIS) AND CHIMPANZEES (PAN TROGLODYTES) IN GOMBE NATIONAL PARK," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 31(2), 176-178, (1 June 2000). https://doi.org/10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0176:IPOBPC]2.0.CO;2
Received: 14 July 1999; Published: 1 June 2000
KEYWORDS
baboon
chimpanzee
Gombe National Park
internal parasites
Schistosoma mansoni
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