No impact of strongylid infections on the detection of Plasmodium spp. in faeces of western lowland gorillas and eastern chimpanzees

0479155 - BC 2018 RIV US eng J - Článek v odborném periodiku
Mapua, M. I. - Pafčo, B. - Burgunder, J. - Profousová-Pšenková, I. - Todd, A. - Hashimoto, C. - Qablan, M. A. - Modrý, David - Petrželková, Klára Judita
No impact of strongylid infections on the detection of Plasmodium spp. in faeces of western lowland gorillas and eastern chimpanzees.
Malaria Journal. Roč. 16, APR 26 (2017), č. článku 175. E-ISSN 1475-2875
Institucionální podpora: RVO:60077344
Klíčová slova: co-infection * faeces * Strongylid * Necator spp. * Plasmodium spp. * malaria * Western lowland gorilla * Eastern chimpanzee
Obor OECD: Veterinary science
Impakt faktor: 2.845, rok: 2017

Background: Although a high genetic diversity of Plasmodium spp. circulating in great apes has been revealed recently due to non-invasive methods enabling detection in faecal samples, little is known about the actual mechanisms underlying the presence of Plasmodium DNA in faeces. Great apes are commonly infected by strongylid nematodes, including hookworms, which cause intestinal bleeding. The impact of strongylid infections on the detection of Plasmodium DNA in faeces was assessed in wild, western, lowland gorillas from Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas, Central African Republic and eastern chimpanzees from Kalinzu Forest Reserve, Uganda.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0275264