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## Abstract On the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, nonhuman primate pets come into frequent contact with humans, presenting the possibility of zoonotic and anthropozoonotic disease transmission. We collected fecal samples from 88 pet macaques representing six of the seven macaque species currently recognized as endemic to Sulawesi (__Macaca nigra, M. nigrescens, M. hecki, M. tonkeana, M. maura__, and __M. ochreata__) as well as two non‐endemic species (__M. fascicularis__ and __M. nemestrina__) in order to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasitic infection in this population. Seven taxa of intestinal protozoa (__Blastocystis hominis, Iodamoeba bütschlii, Entamoeba coli, Entamoeba hartmanni, Chilomastrix mesnili, Endolimax nana__, and __Retortamonas intestinalis__) and three taxa of nematodes (hookworm, __Trichuris__ spp., and __Ascaris__ spp.) were detected. The overall parasitization rate was 59.1%. Commensal organisms predominated in this population. Parasitization was not statistically correlated with macaque age group, sex, species, or location, or with the owner's level of education. These findings are discussed in the context of primate pet ownership practices in Sulaw

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Author

Lisa Jones-Engel; Gregory A. Engel; Michael A. Schillact; Jeffery Froehlich; Umar Paputungan; Randall C. Kyes

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0275-2565)

Published

2004

Language

EN

Field

Psychology (Social Sciences)