Korean J Parasitol.  2012 Sep;50(3):253-257. 10.3347/kjp.2012.50.3.253.

Molecular Identification of Oesophagostomum and Trichuris Eggs Isolated from Wild Japanese Macaques

• Arizono N
• Yamada M
• Tegoshi T
• Onishi K

• KMID: 1387415
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2012.50.3.253

Abstract

Natural habitat fragmentation and reducing habitat quality have resulted in an increased appearance of Japanese macaques, Macaca fuscata (Gray, 1870), in suburban areas in Japan. To investigate the risk of zoonotic infections, a coprological survey of helminth eggs passed by wild Japanese macaques was carried out in 2009 and 2010 in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Microscopic examination found helminth eggs in high prevalence, and nucleotide sequencing of DNA extracted from the eggs identified Oesophagostomum cf. aculeatum and Trichuris trichiura. A fecal culture also detected infective larvae of Strongyloides fuelleborni. These zoonotic nematodes pose a potential health issue to local people in areas frequented by Japanese macaques.

Keyword

Oesophagostomum aculeatum; Trichuris trichiura; Strongyloides fuelleborni; Japanese macaque; zoonosis

MeSH Terms

Animals
DNA/chemistry/genetics
Feces/*parasitology
Japan
Macaca
Molecular Sequence Data
Oesophagostomiasis/parasitology/*veterinary
Oesophagostomum/classification/*isolation & purification
Primate Diseases/*parasitology
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Strongyloides/classification/isolation & purification
Strongyloidiasis/parasitology/veterinary
Trichuriasis/parasitology/*veterinary
Trichuris/classification/*isolation & purification