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Abstract
Fresh faecal droppings of wild group of De Brazza's monkeys (Cercopithecus neglectus),
earmarked for translocation, were collected between January and July 1998. The samples
were analysed using direct smears, ether-sedimentation and the Harada-Mori culture
techniques for gastro-intestinal tract parasites (GIT). Two species of helminths and
three of protozoa were detected. Entamoeba coli was found in all 40 samples screened
from 11 monkeys. Entamoeba histolytica was detected in 71.8% of the total samples
screened, Streptopharagus spp. in 12.8% and Strongyloides spp. and Balantidium coli
each in 7.7% of the samples. E. histolytica and Streptopharagus spp. were most prevalent
in faecal samples of juveniles while Strongyloides spp. and B. coli were mostly found
in adult females. This, to our knowledge, is the first report of GIT parasites in
a wild population of De Brazza's monkeys and our results are baseline.
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