Schistosoma mansoni in Gabon: Emerging or Ignored?
Language English Country United States Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article
PubMed
27503513
PubMed Central
PMC5062786
DOI
10.4269/ajtmh.16-0446
PII: ajtmh.16-0446
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- MeSH
- Feces parasitology MeSH
- Phylogeny MeSH
- Gorilla gorilla parasitology MeSH
- Haplotypes MeSH
- DNA, Intergenic genetics MeSH
- DNA, Mitochondrial genetics MeSH
- Communicable Diseases, Emerging epidemiology veterinary MeSH
- Neglected Diseases epidemiology veterinary MeSH
- Pan troglodytes parasitology MeSH
- Protein Subunits MeSH
- Electron Transport Complex IV genetics MeSH
- Schistosoma mansoni genetics isolation & purification MeSH
- Schistosomiasis mansoni epidemiology veterinary MeSH
- Sequence Analysis, DNA MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Gabon epidemiology MeSH
- Names of Substances
- DNA, Intergenic MeSH
- DNA, Mitochondrial MeSH
- Protein Subunits MeSH
- Electron Transport Complex IV MeSH
Schistosomiasis affects millions of people across Africa. We detected eggs of Schistosoma mansoni in western lowland gorilla and central chimpanzee fecal samples in Loango National Park, Gabon. We analyzed nuclear and mitochondrial DNA, namely internal transcribed spacer and cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 fragments, and the resulting maximum likelihood phylogenetic analyses and haplotype network of the ITS and COI, respectively, showed that the samples from gorillas and chimpanzees clustered clearly within the S. mansoni clade. This is the first confirmed record of S. mansoni from Gabon, which urges surveillance in the area and prompts questions regarding the extent of zoonotic transmission and the clinical impact.
University of New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico
University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno Brno Czech Republic
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