40 Morbidity and mortality
Table 3.2: Intestinal parasites found in primate species in the range of the Sonso chimpanzees,
and in humans working at the BFP (from Barrows 1996).
Parasite Chimpanzee Baboon Redtail Blue Colobus Human
(N126) (N4) (N3) (N5) (N6) (N13)
Trichuriss p. Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s
Strongyloidess p. Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s —
Oesophagostomum Ye s — — — — —
stephanostomum
Unidentified Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Hookworm
strongyles/hookworm
Bertiellas p. Ye s — Ye s — Ye s —
Trichostrongylus —Yes———Yes
Ternidens deminutus Ye s Ye s — — — —
Capillariasp. — — Yes — — —
Giardia lamblia Ye s — — — — Ye s
Entamoeba coli Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s
Entamoeba Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s?
hystolitica
Unidentified Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes?
Entamoebaspp.
Troglodytella Ye s — — — — —
Chilomastix mesnili Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s?
Iodamoeba buetschlii Ye s — Ye s Ye s —?
Blastocystis hominis Ye s — — — — Ye s
Balantidium coli Ye s — — — — —
Unidentified protozoon Yes Yes — — — —
Unidentified protozoon Yes Yes — — — —
Endolimax nana —Yes————
Table 3.3: Prevalence of infection with each parasite for the chimpanzee population (N126)
(from Barrows 1996).
Parasite: No. Samples Parasite: No. Samples
helminths samples infected Protozoa samples infected
infected (%) infected (%)
Trichuris 65 Giardia 97
lamblia
Strongyloides 43 34 Entamoeba 72 57
coli
Oesophagostomum 95 75 Entamoeba 78 62
stephanostomum hystolitica
Unidentified 62 49 Entamoebasp. 54 43
strongyles/hookworm
Bertiella 47 37 Troglodytella 96 76
abrassarti
Ternidens deminutus 39 31 Chilomastix mesnili 24 19
Iodamoeba 48 38
buetschlii
Blastocystis 72 57
hominis
Balantidium coli 1 0.8
Unidentified sp. 36 29
Unidentified sp. 18 14