Gastrointestinal parasites in wild yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Lagothrix flavicauda) in the Corosha district, Amazonas, Peru

Authors

  • Erick H. Reátegui Guzmán Laboratorio de Vida Silvestre, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima
  • Roberto Elías Piperis Laboratorio de Vida Silvestre, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima
  • Fanny M. Cornejo Fernandez ONG Yunkawasi, Lima
  • Marco A. Quispe Huacho Laboratorio de Parasitología Animal, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima
  • Manuel E. Tantaleán Vidaurre Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v31i4.19030

Keywords:

Lagothrix flavicauda, primate, parasite, wildlife, Amazonas

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify gastrointestinal parasites present in wild yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Lagothrix flavicauda) in the Corosha district, Amazonas department, Peru. Twenty fecal samples were collected immediately after defecation. Each sample was separated into two portions to be fixed in 10% formalin at 65 ºC and in polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The samples were analyzed using the Direct, Ritchie, Sheather Sugar, Gomori trichrome staining and modified Ziehl-Neelsen staining methods. The gastrointestinal parasites found were four nematodes (Capillaria sp, Ancylostoma sp, Strongyloides cebus, Strongyloides sp), one cestode (Paratriotaenia oedipomidatis), one acantocephalus (Prosthenorchis elegans) and three protozoa (Entamoeba coli, Cryptosporidium sp, Coccidia sp. Coccidia sp is a new genus reported for Lagothrix flavicauda.

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Published

2020-11-24

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 4 (2020)

Section

Artículos Primarios

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Reátegui Guzmán, E. H., Elías Piperis, R., Cornejo Fernandez, F. M., Quispe Huacho, M. A., & Tantaleán Vidaurre, M. E. (2020). Gastrointestinal parasites in wild yellow-tailed woolly monkey (Lagothrix flavicauda) in the Corosha district, Amazonas, Peru. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 31(4), e19030. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v31i4.19030