Pamela C Köster, Justinn Renelies-Hamilton, Laia Dotras, Manuel Llana, Celia Vinagre-Izquierdo, Petras Prakas, Donatas Sneideris, Alejandro Dashti, Begoña Bailo, Marta Lanza, Alejandra Jiménez-Mejías, Carlota Muñoz-García, Aly S Muadica, David González-Barrio, José M Rubio, Isabel Fuentes, Francisco Ponce-Gordo, Rafael Calero-Bernal, David Carmena
Wild chimpanzee populations in West Africa ( Pan troglodytes verus ) have dramatically decreased as a direct consequence of anthropogenic activities and infectious diseases. Little information is currently available on the epidemiology, pathogenic significance, and zoonotic potential of protist species in wild chimpanzees. This study investigates the occurrence and genetic diversity of intestinal and blood protists as well as filariae in faecal samples ( n = 234) from wild chimpanzees in the Dindefelo Community Nature Reserve, Senegal...
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