A Field observation of predation on a Moustached Tamarin(Saguinus mystax) by an Anaconda

1987 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eckhard W. Heymann
Keyword(s):  
Field Observation ◽  
Saguinus Mystax ◽  
Moustached Tamarin

The influence of human settlements on the parasite community in two species of Peruvian tamarin

Parasitology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 137 (4) ◽  
pp. 675-684 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. WENZ ◽  
E. W. HEYMANN ◽  
T. N. PETNEY ◽  
H. F. TARASCHEWSKI
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Biology ◽  
Ascaris Lumbricoides ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Parasite Community ◽  
Primate Species ◽  
Human Settlement ◽  
Saguinus Mystax ◽  
Saguinus Fuscicollis ◽  
Frequent Contact ◽  
Moustached Tamarin

SUMMARYAlthough there is a growing recognition that the transfer of diseases between humans and non-human primates can be of great significance for conservation biology, there have been only a few studies focusing on parasites. In this study, saddleback (Saguinus fuscicollis) and moustached tamarin (Saguinus mystax) from the rainforest of the Peruvian lowlands were used as models to determine helminth parasite associations between canopy-dwelling primate species and a nearby human settlement. The human population showed high prevalences of infestation with a number of nematodes, including Ascaris lumbricoides (88·9%), Trichuris trichiura (37%) and hookworms (55·6%). However, the ova of these geohelminths were not detectable in tamarin faeces. Thus, no direct parasite transfer from humans to non-human primates could be documented. However, tamarin groups with more frequent contact to humans and their facilities had significantly higher prevalences and egg output of Prosthenorchis elegans, an important primate pathogen, than a forest group. In contrast, a cestode was significantly more common with more egg output in sylvatic than in human-associated groups. Human alteration of the habitat is likely to play a major role in determining the occurrence, prevalence and intensity of helminth infestation of wild non-human primates.

scholarly journals Mucinous Cystadenoma in the Lung of a Captive-born Moustached Tamarin (Saguinus mystax)

2013 ◽  
Vol 149 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 376-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.R. Michaud ◽  
D.R. Ragland ◽  
M.C. St. Claire ◽  
W.R. Elkins ◽  
A.S. Gozalo
Keyword(s):  
Mucinous Cystadenoma ◽  
Saguinus Mystax ◽  
Moustached Tamarin
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