A coprological study of parasitism in orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) in Indonesia.
Fecal specimens from 89 orangutans (36 captive, 34 rehabilitant, and 19 wild) at different locations in Indonesia were examined. Strongyloides spp, Balantidium coli, and strongylid nematodes were the most common infestations detected. A syngamid nematode, Mammomonogamus sp, is reported for the first time in orangutans.
D000818:Animals; D001448:Balantidium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002589:Cestoda / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004747:Entamoeba / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D015186:Hominidae / Q000469:parasitology*; D007214:Indonesia; D009348:Nematoda / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011148:Pongo pygmaeus / Q000469:parasitology*; D013321:Strongyloides / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014200:Trematoda / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014258:Trichuris / Q000302:isolation & purification