Entamoeba histolytica infections in wild and semi-wild orangutans in Sumatra and Kalimantan
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Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23124" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23124</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23124" target="_blank" >10.1002/ajp.23124</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Entamoeba histolytica infections in wild and semi-wild orangutans in Sumatra and Kalimantan
Original language description
Key to the success of orangutan conservation management practices is the prevention of the introduction of infectious diseases to the remaining populations. Previous reports of Entamoeba spp. positive orangutans are of concern as Entamoeba spp. infection has been linked to morbidity and mortality in primates. It remains to be determined if the Entamoeba species infecting orangutans is the pathogenic Entamoeba histolytica. Orangutan fecal samples have been collected from orangutans from sites in Sumatra (Bukit Lawang, Ketambe and Suaq, 241 samples from 64 individuals), and two sites in Kalimantan (Sebangau and Tuanan, 129 samples from 39 individuals). All samples were from wild orangutans except for a proportion from Sumatra which were from semi-wild (108 samples, 10 individuals). E. histolytica-specific nested PCR assays were carried out on the fecal samples. 36 samples from 17 individuals tested positive for E. histolytica. When compared with published sequences using NCBI BLAST the E. histolytica positive samples showed a 98-99% concordance. The majority (76%, n=36) of the positive isolates came from semi-wild orangutans in Bukit Lawang. This study supports the growing body of evidence that contact with humans is an important risk factor for infection of wild primates with E. histolytica.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10613 - Zoology
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
American Journal of Primatology
ISSN
0275-2565
e-ISSN
1098-2345
Volume of the periodical
82
Issue of the periodical within the volume
5
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
1-8
UT code for WoS article
000519811400001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85081738478