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A Coprological Study of Parasitism in Orangutans ( Pongo pygmaeus ) in Indonesia
Author(s) -
Collet JeanYves,
Galdikas Biruté M.F.,
Sugarjito Jito,
Jojosudharmo Suharto
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0684.1986.tb00283.x
Subject(s) - pongo pygmaeus , nematode , biology , strongyloides , parasitism , zoology , feces , veterinary medicine , ecology , helminths , host (biology) , medicine
Fecal specimens from 89 orangutans (36 captive, 34 rehabilitant, and 19 wild) at different locations in Indonesia were examined. Strongyloides spp, Balantidium coli , and strongylid nematodes were the most common infestations detected. A syngamid nematode, Mammomonogamus sp, is reported for the first time in orangutans.