Presence and species identification of the gapeworm Mammomonogamus laryngeus (Railliet, 1899) (Syngamidae: Nematoda) in a semi-wild population of Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) in Indonesia
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| Year of publication | 2008 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Research in Veterinary Sciences |
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| Citation | |
| Web | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2007.04.021 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2007.04.021 |
| Field | Zoology |
| Keywords | orangutan; gapeworm; Mammomonogamus laryngeus; North Sumatra |
| Description | One adult syngamid nematode parasite couple was found during routine clinical observation in quarantine at the former Bohorok Rehabilitation Station from sputum of Pongo abelli and determined as Mammomonogamus laryngeus [Railliet, A., 1899. Syngame laryngieu du boeuf. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances et Mémoires de la Société de Biologie 11, 18 to 21]. This finding confirmed previous record of ova and adult syngamid nematodes, determined by Collet et al. [Collet, J.Z., Galdikas, B.M.F., Sugarjito, J., Jojosudharmo, S., 1986. A coprological study of parasitism in orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) in Indonesia. Journal of Medical Primatology 15, 121to129] as Mammomonogamus sp. only, in orangutans kept in the Bohorok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre (Northern Sumatra, Indonesia) and presented a serious health hazard to rehabilitants in this locality. Morphometrical features and the first description of the parasite from orang-utan were presented and documented. Coprological monitoring of infection in rehabilitants in this area as well as among the wild population of orangutan is necessary. |
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