Primates, Linnaeus, 1758

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3.1.5. Primates

A total of 497 samples from Primates were sent in for examination. The samples belong to four different groups of primates: Prosimian (n = 49), Catarrhini (n = 159), New World monkeys (n = 144) and Hominidae (n = 145). Trichuris spp. was diagnosed most frequently (9.7%), especially within samples of Catarrhini (28.9%), followed by Oxyurida (2.2%) ( Fig. 1d ), Ascaridida (1.6%) and Strongyloides (1.2%). In addition, other parasites were diagnosed at low percentages ( Table 2).

Figures

Fig. 1. a) Trichodina spp. from a koi; b) Egg of Ascaridia platyceri from a Platycercus elegans; c) Egg of Oxyurida from a turtle; d) Egg of Enterobius vermicularis from a chimpanzee; e) Haematomyzus elephantis from an elephant; f) Ornithonyssus bacoti from a hamster.