Case report: Control of intestinal nematodes in captive Chlorocebus sabaeus

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Tatiana M. Corey¹  Patrick J. Kelly²  Antonio Osuna³  María Trelis⁴  Katalina Cruz⁴  Michel Vandenplas⁵ 

[1] and, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology, Biochemistry and Molecular Parasitology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain;and, Research Unit on Endocrinology, Nutrition and Clinical Dietetics, Health Research Institute La Fe, Valencia;Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain;Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine, Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis, West Indies;St Kitts Biomedical Research Foundation and Virscio, St Kitts and Nevis, Lower Bourreyaeu, West Indies;

关键词: capillaria;    trichuris;    hookworm;    trichostrongylus;    strongyloides;    albendazole;    ivermectin;    captive;    african green monkeys;   

DOI  :  10.4102/ojvr.v88i1.1903

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

There are limited data on the efficacy of antiparasitic treatments and husbandry methods to control nematode infections in captive populations of African green monkeys (AGMs), Chlorocebus sabaeus. In faecal egg count (FEC) tests, 10 of the 11 (91%) adult male AGMs captured from the large feral population on the island of St Kitts had evidence of nematode infections, mostly Capillaria (8/11, 73%), Trichuris trichiura (7/11, 64%) and strongylid species (7/11, 64%) specifically (hookworm and Trichostrongylus, 50/50), but also Strongyloides fuelleborni (1/11, 9%). When kept in individual cages with cleaning and feeding regimens to prevent reinfections and treated concurrently with ivermectin (300 µg/kg, given subcutaneously) and albendazole (10 mg/kg, given orally) daily for 3 days, 60% (6/10) of the AGMs were negative at a follow-up FEC at 3 months and by FEC and necropsy at the end of the study 5–8 months later. One monkey appeared to have been reinfected with T. trichiura after being negative by FEC at 3 months post-treatment. Four AGMs were positive for T. trichiura at the 3 month FEC follow-up but were negative at the end of the study after one further treatment regimen. Although initially being cleared of Capillaria following treatment, three AGMs were found to be infected at the end of the study. The ivermectin and albendazole treatment regimen coupled with good husbandry practices to prevent reinfections effectively controlled nematode infections in captive AGMs.

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