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Zoonotic schistosomiasis in non-human primates: past, present and future activities at the human–wildlife interface in Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 January 2012

C.J. Standley ,
L. Mugisha ,
A.P. Dobson  and
J.R. Stothard
C.J. Standley*
Affiliation:
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ08544, USA
L. Mugisha
Affiliation:
College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources and Biosecurity, Makaere University, PO Box 7062, Kampala, Uganda Conservation and Ecosystem Health Alliance (CEHA), PO Box 34153, Kampala, Uganda
A.P. Dobson
Affiliation:
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ08544, USA
J.R. Stothard
Affiliation:
Disease Control Strategy Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, LiverpoolL3 5QA, UK
*
*E-mail: standley@princeton.edu
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Abstract

Schistosomiasis is one of the world's most widely distributed and prevalent parasitic diseases. Less widely recognized is that some species of Schistosoma, including several that commonly affect humans, also cause disease in other mammalian species; in particular, infections in non-human primates are known. With interest increasing in emerging zoonotic diseases, the status of schistosomiasis as a zoonotic infection is in need of re-appraisal, especially in light of advances in application of molecular screening and epidemiological tools where newly reported infections raise general animal welfare and conservation concerns. Focusing on Africa, this review provides a summary of the occurrence of schistosomiasis in non-human primates and discusses new ways in which surveillance for schistosomiasis should be integrated into more effective conservation management and disease control strategies. Emphasis is on the more common forms of human schistosomiasis, their clinical manifestations and epidemiological significance in terms of infection reservoir potential.

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Journal of Helminthology , Volume 86 , Issue 2 , June 2012 , pp. 131 - 140
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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