Search for Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection in wild monkeys in Cameroon

Faecal samples collected from 42 wild monkeys in Cameroon were examined for microsporidia by light microscopy (using Weber trichrome and Uvitex 2E stains) and by PCR (using Enterocytozoon bieneusi specific primers). None of the 42 samples was positive, suggesting that wild monkeys do not represent a...

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Published in:Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2002-01, Vol.96 (1), p.56-57
Main Authors: Pourrut, X., Sarfati, C., Liguory, O., Moyou-Somo, R., Derouin, F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal protozoal diseases
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Cameroon
Cameroon - epidemiology
Enterocytozoon - isolation & purification
Enterocytozoon bieneusi
Feces - parasitology
Haplorhini - parasitology
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
microsporidiosis
Microsporidiosis - epidemiology
Microsporidiosis - veterinary
Monkey Diseases - epidemiology
monkeys
Parasitic diseases
Pilot Projects
Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods
Polymerase Chain Reaction - veterinary
Protozoal diseases
Tropical medicine
zoonosis
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Summary:Faecal samples collected from 42 wild monkeys in Cameroon were examined for microsporidia by light microscopy (using Weber trichrome and Uvitex 2E stains) and by PCR (using Enterocytozoon bieneusi specific primers). None of the 42 samples was positive, suggesting that wild monkeys do not represent a major reservoir for microsporidia in Central Africa.
ISSN:0035-9203
1878-3503
DOI:10.1016/S0035-9203(02)90238-5