title: Schistosoma mansoni in Gabon: Emerging or Ignored?
abstract: 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.
authors: University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic. bara.cervena@gmail.com.
authors: Barbora
authors: B
authors: Červená
authors: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
authors: Sara Vanessa
authors: SV
authors: Brant
authors: Sustainable Forestry Management-Safari Gabon, Libreville, Gabon. Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom.
authors: Emilie
authors: E
authors: Fairet
authors: Sustainable Forestry Management-Safari Gabon, Libreville, Gabon. Rare Species Conservatory Foundation, Loxahatchee, Florida.
authors: Matthew H
authors: MH
authors: Shirley
authors: Institute of Vertebrate Biology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ASCR), Brno, Czech Republic. Zoo Liberec, Liberec, Czech Republic. Biology Centre, Institute of Parasitology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ASCR), České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
authors: Klára Judita
authors: KJ
authors: Petrželková
authors: University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic. Biology Centre, Institute of Parasitology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ASCR), České Budějovice, Czech Republic. Central European Institute for Technology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Modrý
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D021901:DNA, Intergenic / Q000235:genetics*; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics*; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000235:genetics*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005681:Gabon / Q000453:epidemiology; D006071:Gorilla gorilla / Q000469:parasitology; D006239:Haplotypes; D058069:Neglected Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D002679:Pan troglodytes / Q000469:parasitology; D010802:Phylogeny; D021122:Protein Subunits; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012555:Schistosomiasis mansoni / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D021901:DNA, Intergenic; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D021122:Protein Subunits; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV