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 (826 Velká Británie a Severní Irsko, garant, domácí), Alex K. PIEL, David MODRÝ (203 Česká republika, domácí), Klára J. PETRŽELKOVÁ, Fiona A. STEWART a Barbora PAFČO (203 Česká republika)
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
Impakt faktor
Impact factor: 3.700
Kód RIV
RIV/00216224:14310/22:00125341
Organizační jednotka
Přírodovědecká fakulta
UT WoS
000834207700043
Klíčová slova anglicky
Helminth; protozoa; isotrichid ciliate; Strongylida; primate; zoonotic; transmission
Štítky
Příznaky
Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 23. 8. 2022 12:15, Mgr. Marie Šípková, 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.