Cryptosporidium, microsporidia and Giardia infections in endangered Mountain Gorillas inhabiting Virunga Massif.

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Alternative codes found

RIV/68081766:_____/25:00639601 RIV/60076658:12220/25:43911336 RIV/60460709:41340/25:106413 RIV/00216208:11310/25:10510004 RIV/62157124:16170/25:43882221

Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.25225/jvb.25035" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.25225/jvb.25035</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.25225/jvb.25035" target="_blank" >10.25225/jvb.25035</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Cryptosporidium, microsporidia and Giardia infections in endangered Mountain Gorillas inhabiting Virunga Massif.

Original language description

The number of mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) has grown steadily in recent decades thanks to intensive conservation efforts. But as they live in restricted areas, they experience changes in population dynamics and pathogen epidemiology. These changes have been demonstrated by the emergence of gastrointestinal problems linked to strongylid infections in the Virunga population, highlighting the need to study changes in other parasite infections. We assessed the patterns of Cryptosporidium, Giardia and microsporidia infections in mountain gorillas across the Virunga Massif. We examined 152 faecal samples from 16 gorilla groups collected in 2018 using PCR and qPCR on three genetic markers and detected Cryptosporidium muris (< 1%), Enterocytozoon bieneusi (genotypes-D 14%, CHN-F1 < 1%) and Giardia intestinalis (13%). No significant spatial or sex/age differences were observed in microsporidia and Giardia infections. However, a temporal comparison with previous data suggests changes in the protist communities over time. We conclude that these protists were not impacted by the changes in mountain gorilla population dynamics and did not contribute to the increasing occurrence of severe gastrointestinal problems in Virunga gorillas. These results aid our epidemiological understanding of parasite communities in mountain gorillas, an asset for their ongoing conservation management in the face of newly emerging health challenges.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40301 - Veterinary science

Project

Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Vertebrate Biology

ISSN

2694-7684

e-ISSN

2694-7684

Volume of the periodical

74

Issue of the periodical within the volume

SEPT

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

25035

UT code for WoS article

001579319400001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105016827521