Japanese Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Online ISSN : 2185-744X
Print ISSN : 1342-6133
ISSN-L : 1342-6133
Volume 23, Issue 2
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Research note
  • Yuki AKIBA, Junichi YOSHIDA, Noboru TAKAESU, Hiroki ISHIBASHI, Yoko WA ...
    2018 Volume 23 Issue 2 Pages 27-31
    Published: June 29, 2018
    Released on J-STAGE: September 30, 2018
    JOURNAL FREE ACCESS

     A fecal examination of captive apes kept in two zoological gardens, including Pongo pygmaeus, Pan troglodytes, and Hylobates lar, was performed. The eggs of Trichuris sp., Enterobius sp., and/or Strongyloides sp. and the oocysts of Eimeria sp. were detected. This is the first record of the genus Eimeria in H. lar. An assay of the stress hormone cortisol in the feces was performed in two individuals of P. pygmaeus infected with Trichuris sp. and in an individual with no nematodes. No statistically significant differences among the individuals were detected. The assay was performed before and after the administration of an anthelmintic drug. No statistically significant difference between the individuals infected with nematodes was detected.

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