Schistosoma mansoni in western lowland gorillas and chimpanzees in Loango National Park, Gabon
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<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62157124%3A16170%2F17%3A43875503" target="_blank" >RIV/62157124:16170/17:43875503 - isvavai.cz</a>
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Schistosoma mansoni in western lowland gorillas and chimpanzees in Loango National Park, Gabon
Original language description
Schistosomiasis is a widespread zoonosis in sub-Saharan Africa and can have severe socioeconomic and public health impact. Most of the human schistosome species can produce patent infection in other mammals including nonhuman primates, hosts that can in turn serve as reservoirs of the infection. Almost all information we have comes from experimental condition which confirmed that the course and morbidity of S. mansoni infection in chimpanzees strongly resembles that reported for humans, including severe liver fibrosis and may lead to death. We detected eggs of Schistosoma mansoni in western lowland gorilla and central chimpanzee fecal samples in Loango National Park, Gabon. We analyzed internal transcribed spacer (ITS) and cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox 1) fragments using maximum likelihood phylogenetic analyses and haplotype network respectively and showed the position of our samples from gorillas and chimpanzees within the S. mansoni clade. This is the first record of any schistosome species in gorilla and first confirmed record of S. mansoni in Gabon which urges surveillance in the area and prompts questions regarding the extent of zoonotic transmission and the clinical impact.
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Classification
Type
O - Miscellaneous
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40301 - Veterinary science
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA15-05180S" target="_blank" >GA15-05180S: Genetic diversity and cross-transmissions of strongylid nematodes between African great apes and man</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
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Publication year
2017
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů