Anthroponotic enteric parasites in monkeys in public park, China

Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Oct;18(10):1640-3. doi: 10.3201/eid1810.120653.

Abstract

Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia duodenalis, and Enterocytozoon bieneusi were detected in 45, 35, and 116 of 411 free-range rhesus monkeys, respectively, in a popular public park in the People's Republic of China. Most genotypes and subtypes detected were anthroponotic, indicating these animals might be reservoirs for human cryptosporidiosis, giardiasis, and microsporidiosis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • China
  • Cryptosporidiosis / parasitology
  • Cryptosporidiosis / veterinary
  • Cryptosporidium / classification
  • Cryptosporidium / genetics
  • Cryptosporidium / isolation & purification*
  • Disease Reservoirs*
  • Enterocytozoon / classification
  • Enterocytozoon / genetics
  • Enterocytozoon / isolation & purification*
  • Feces / parasitology
  • Giardia lamblia / classification
  • Giardia lamblia / genetics
  • Giardia lamblia / isolation & purification*
  • Giardiasis / parasitology
  • Giardiasis / veterinary
  • Haplorhini
  • Humans
  • Macaca mulatta / parasitology*
  • Microsporidiosis / parasitology
  • Microsporidiosis / veterinary