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2030-01-01
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THE IMPACT OF CONCOMITANT INFECTIONS BY TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI AND INTESTINAL HELMINTHS ON THE HEALTH OF WILD GOLDEN AND GOLDEN-HEADED LION TAMARINS
Infecção por parasitos
Espécies em perigo
Epidemiologia dos animais selvagens
Avaliação das condições de saúde
Parasite community infection
Conservation medicine
Endangered species
Wildlife epidemiology
Neotropical primates
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
University of Maryland. College Park. MD, USA.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
University of Maryland. College Park. MD, USA.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
Abstract
A 4-year longitudinal epidemiological study was carried out to evaluate the effect of infection by Trypanosoma cruzi and three intestinal helminth species on the health of golden and golden-headed lion tamarins. We evaluated health using analysis of blood counts, serum proteins, electrophoretograms, electrocardiograms and a health ranking based on physiological parameters. Among the helminths, Trichostrongylidae was demonstrated as the most pathogenic, followed by Prosthenorchis sp.; concomitant infection by Spiruridae may exacerbate the negative effects of the other two helminths. T. cruzi infection was not highly detrimental to the health of the study animals and was correlated with increased resilience to helminths. Tamarins younger than 1-year of age or older than 4-years had lower health condition. Golden-headed lion tamarins were in lower health condition because of higher parasitic prevalence. Our data suggest that when parasite community pathogenicity and prevalence are high, natural selection will allow survival only of lion tamarins in the best health condition.
Keywords in Portuguese
Primatas neotropicaisInfecção por parasitos
Espécies em perigo
Epidemiologia dos animais selvagens
Avaliação das condições de saúde
Keywords
Health condition evaluationParasite community infection
Conservation medicine
Endangered species
Wildlife epidemiology
Neotropical primates
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