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JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES
卷 40, 期 4, 页码 775-781出版社
WILDLIFE DISEASE ASSOC, INC
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-40.4.775
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ecotourism; endoparasite; entodiniomorph ciliate; Gorilla gorilla; habituation; lowland gorillas; Mammomonogamus
A coprologic study of free-ranging western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at Bai Hokou, Dzangha-Ndoki National Park, Central African Republic (2degrees51'34N. 16degrees28'03E) was conducted from October 1999 to November 2000. All 75 fecal samples examined were positive for endoparasites, and each contained at least two species. Parasites present included two genera of amoebae, entodiniomorph ciliates, including Prototapirella gorillae, Troglodytella spp, and Gorillophilus thoracatus, a Balantidium-like organism, strongyle/trichostrongyle eggs (including a presumptive Mammomonouamns sp. and several other,genera), Strongyloides sp., Probstmayria sp., a spirurid, a trichuroid, and several unidentified trematodes. Flagellates and cestodes were not found. Despite the presence of a variety of parasite genera, in general, levels of parasitism were low, These data provide baseline parasitologic data for this population as part of a comprehensive health-monitoring program. With the advent of ecotourism in this study area, continued monitoring is indicated for insuring the health of both and humans in the Bai Hokou study area.
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