@article{fdi:010053106,
  title = {{P}revalence of gastrointestinal parasites in primate bushmeat and pets in {C}ameroon},
  author = {{P}ourrut, {X}avier and {D}iffo, {J}. {L}. {D}. and {S}omo, {R}. {M}. and {B}ilong, {C}. {F}. {B}. and {D}elaporte, {E}ric and {L}e{B}reton, {M}. and {G}onzalez, {J}ean-{P}aul},
  abstract = {{T}o document the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in {C}ameroonian monkeys and to assess the risk of transmission to humans, we sampled 125 primates belonging to 15 species, of which 78 had been captured for bushmeat in the wild, and 47 were pets kept in urban areas. {S}even nematode species, one trematode, one cestode and three protozoa were detected. {E}ight different parasite species were found in {C}ercopithecus nictitans and six in {C}. neglectus, {C} pogonias and {C}ercocebus agilis. {H}elminths were found in 77% of monkeys, and protozoa in 36%. {T}richuris sp. and {E}ntamoeba coli were the most frequent parasites, being found in 54% and 36% of animals, respectively. {H}elminths were more frequent in adults than in juveniles, while the prevalence of protozoa was not age-related. {N}o significant gender difference was found. {B}ushmeat monkeys had a significantly higher prevalence of helminth infection than pets (92% versus 51%), whereas there was no significant difference in the prevalence of protozoa (32% versus 43%). {A}mong helminth species, {S}trongyloides fulleborni was more prevalent in bushmeat monkeys than in pets (55% versus 15%), as were {A}ncylostoma spp. (62% versus 9%). {A}s these parasites are transmitted transcutaneously by infectious larva, they have a high potential for transmission to humans, during butchering. {O}ne pet monkey kept in an urban household in {Y}aounde was infected by {S}chistosoma mansoni. {T}he potential public health implications of these findings are discussed.},
  keywords = {{G}astrointestinal parasites ; {C}ameroon ; {N}on-human primates ; {B}ushmeat ; {P}et ; {Z}oonosis},
  journal = {{V}eterinary {P}arasitology},
  volume = {175},
  numero = {1-2},
  pages = {187--191},
  ISSN = {0304-4017},
  year = {2011},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.09.023},
  URL = {http://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053106},
}