Abstract

GUERRERO M, Francesca et al. Identification of gastrointestinal parasites in nonhuman primates of the Pucallpa natural zoological park, Peru. Rev. investig. vet. Perú [online]. 2012, vol.23, n.4, pp.469-478. ISSN 1609-9117.

The present study detected by stool examinations the presence of gastrointestinal parasites in nonhuman primates reared in captivity at the Pucallpa Natural Zoological Park, located in the department of Ucayali - Peru. A total of 72 collective fecal samples were collected from 58 individuals from species Cebus apella (brown capuchins), Saguinus fuscicollis weddelli (saddleback tamarins), Cebus albifrons (white-fronted capuchins), Lagothrix lagotricha (woolly monkey), Ateles paniscus chamek (spider monkey), Saimiri sciureus (squirrel monkey), Aotus nigriceps (black-headed night monkey) and Alouatta seniculus (red howler monkey). Samples were fixed in 10% formalin at 60 °C and analyzed by the direct method, and the Ritchie, Sheather, Sedimentation and Ziehl-Neelsen methods. Gastrointestinal parasites found were Strongyloides cebus (56/72), Paratriotaenia oedipomidatis (8/72), Prosthernorchis elegans (7/72), Trichostrongylidae (6/72), Oxyuroidea (2/72), Entamoeba coli (2/72), Coccidia oocysts (2/72), Cryptosporidium spp (3/72) and Balantidium coli (3/72). In the eight evaluated species, all had at least one parasite species.

Keywords : parasites; gastrointestinal; stool; primates; captive; Pucallpa; Peru.

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