![]() ![]() ![]() Observations of coughing in primates may, in turn, provide a useful mechanism for surveillance of Paragonimus spp, which are re-emerging human pathogens, in wildlife reservoirs. Coughing, sometimes interpreted as a communication behavior in primates, can actually indicate infection with lung parasites. in C. torquatus, of P. africanus in Nigerian wildlife, and the first molecular evidence of the parasite in African wildlife. This report provides the first evidence of Paragonimus sp. Experimental de-worming led to reduction in parasite intensity and a corresponding reduction of coughing to baseline levels in infected monkeys. Paragonimus-positive monkeys coughed more than uninfected monkeys. DNA sequenced from eggs in feces were 100% identical in the ITS2 region to Paragonimus africanus sequences from humans in Cameroon. ![]() We assess the role of these primates as potential sylvatic hosts and the clinical effects of the parasite on monkeys. Slezak, Julia Goldberg, Tony L.Įggs of the lung fluke genus Paragonimus were detected in red-capped mangabeys (Cercocebus torquatus) in Nigeria. Lung fluke ( Paragonimus africanus) infects Nigerian red-capped mangabeys and causes respiratory diseaseįriant, Sagan Brown, Kelsey Saari, Mason T. ![]()
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