Association of human disturbance and gastrointestinal parasite
infection of yellow baboons in western Tanzania

J 2022

Association of human disturbance and gastrointestinal parasite infection of yellow baboons in western Tanzania

MASON, Bethan; Alex K. PIEL; David MODRÝ; Klára J. PETRŽELKOVÁ; Fiona A. STEWART et al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

Association of human disturbance and gastrointestinal parasite infection of yellow baboons in western Tanzania

Autoři

MASON, Bethan; Alex K. PIEL; David MODRÝ; Klára J. PETRŽELKOVÁ; Fiona A. STEWART a Barbora PAFČO

Vydání

PLoS ONE, USA, Public Library of Science, 2022, 1932-6203

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 3.700

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/22:00125341

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

Helminth; protozoa; isotrichid ciliate; Strongylida; primate; zoonotic; transmission

Štítky

14314020, rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 5. 3. 2026 14:11, Mgr. Lucie Jarošová, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

Human disturbance is an ongoing threat to many wildlife species, manifesting as habitat destruction, resource overuse, or increased disease exposure, among others. With increasing human: non-human primate (NHP) encounters, NHPs are increasingly susceptible to human-introduced diseases, including those with parasitic origins. As such, epidemiology of parasitic disease is becoming an important consideration for NHP conservation strategies. To investigate the relationship between parasite infections and human disturbance we studied yellow baboons (Papio cynocephalus) living outside of national park boundaries in western Tanzania, collecting 135 fresh faecal samples from nine troops occupying areas with varying levels of human disturbance. We fixed all samples in 10% formalin and later evaluated parasite prevalence and abundance (of isotrichid ciliates and Strongylida). We identified seven protozoan and four helminth taxa. Taxa showed varied relationships with human disturbance, baboon troop size and host age. In four taxa, we found a positive association between prevalence and troop size. We also report a trend towards higher parasite prevalence of two taxa in less disturbed areas. To the contrary, high levels of human disturbance predicted increased abundance of isotrichid ciliates, although no relationship was found between disturbance and Strongylida abundance. Our results provide mixed evidence that human disturbance is associated with NHP parasite infections, highlighting the need to consider monitoring parasite infections when developing NHP conservation strategies.

Citovat

MASON, Bethan; Alex K. PIEL; David MODRÝ; Klára J. PETRŽELKOVÁ; Fiona A. STEWART a Barbora PAFČO. Association of human disturbance and gastrointestinal parasite infection of yellow baboons in western Tanzania. PLoS ONE. USA: Public Library of Science, 2022, roč. 17, č. 1, s. "e0262481", 19 s. ISSN 1932-6203. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262481.

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N2  - Human disturbance is an ongoing threat to many wildlife species, manifesting as habitat destruction, resource overuse, or increased disease exposure, among others. With increasing human: non-human primate (NHP) encounters, NHPs are increasingly susceptible to human-introduced diseases, including those with parasitic origins. As such, epidemiology of parasitic disease is becoming an important consideration for NHP conservation strategies. To investigate the relationship between parasite infections and human disturbance we studied yellow baboons (Papio cynocephalus) living outside of national park boundaries in western Tanzania, collecting 135 fresh faecal samples from nine troops occupying areas with varying levels of human disturbance. We fixed all samples in 10% formalin and later evaluated parasite prevalence and abundance (of isotrichid ciliates and Strongylida). We identified seven protozoan and four helminth taxa. Taxa showed varied relationships with human disturbance, baboon troop size and host age. In four taxa, we found a positive association between prevalence and troop size. We also report a trend towards higher parasite prevalence of two taxa in less disturbed areas. To the contrary, high levels of human disturbance predicted increased abundance of isotrichid ciliates, although no relationship was found between disturbance and Strongylida abundance. Our results provide mixed evidence that human disturbance is associated with NHP parasite infections, highlighting the need to consider monitoring parasite infections when developing NHP conservation strategies.
ER  -

MASON, Bethan; Alex K. PIEL; David MODRÝ; Klára J. PETRŽELKOVÁ; Fiona A. STEWART a Barbora PAFČO. Association of human disturbance and gastrointestinal parasite infection of yellow baboons in western Tanzania. \textit{PLoS ONE}. USA: Public Library of Science, 2022, roč.~17, č.~1, s.~''e0262481'', 19 s. ISSN~1932-6203. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0262481.

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