Natural infection of free-ranging mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) by enteroviruses and astroviruses in southern Gabon

2021 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 104659
Author(s):  
Illich M. Mombo ◽  
Larson Boundenga ◽  
Eloise Suquet ◽  
Barthélémy Ngoubangoye ◽  
Gaël D. Maganga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Natural Infection ◽  
Mandrillus Sphinx ◽  
Free Ranging

scholarly journals Bovine herpesvirus 4 DNA is not detected in free-ranging domestic cats from California, Colorado or Florida

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elliott Chiu ◽  
Ryan M Troyer ◽  
Michael R Lappin ◽  
Sue VandeWoude
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Natural Infection ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Bovine Herpesvirus ◽  
Domestic Cat ◽  
Domestic Cats ◽  
High Exposure ◽  
Bovine Herpesvirus 4 ◽  
Herpesvirus 4 ◽  
Free Ranging

Objectives Several studies have reported that domestic cats can be naturally infected with bovine herpesvirus 4 (BHV4). Cats experimentally inoculated with BHV4 developed clinical signs involving the urinary tract, leading to the hypothesis that natural infection with BHV4 may be associated with feline lower urinary tract diseases. However, the question of whether BHV4 infection is common in cats remains equivocal. In this study, we sought to determine whether BHV4 is a common natural infection of domestic cats in the USA. Methods We used a sensitive nested PCR protocol specific to the BHV4 thymidine kinase gene to screen free-ranging domestic cat blood DNA samples (n = 101) collected from California, Colorado and Florida. Results Cats within this cohort were positive for seven other common pathogens of domestic cats, demonstrating the relatively high exposure of this population to endemic feline infections. In contrast, all domestic cat blood samples were negative for BHV4, while BHV4-containing tissue culture extracts were strongly positive. Conclusions and relevance BHV4 has been detected in tissues of latently infected cattle, though viral DNA is typically also detected in peripheral blood cells throughout infection. Our results suggest that persistent presence of BHV4 DNA in the blood of domestic cats is either rare or non-existent. We thus conclude that BHV4 is unlikely to be a major pathogen of cats.

scholarly journals Factors affecting fecal glucocorticoid levels in semi-free-ranging female mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx)

2008 ◽  
Vol 70 (11) ◽  
pp. 1023-1032 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna M Setchell ◽  
Tessa Smith ◽  
E Jean Wickings ◽  
Leslie A Knapp
Keyword(s):  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Mandrillus Sphinx ◽  
Free Ranging ◽  
Fecal Glucocorticoid

Sequences and Timing of Dental Eruption in Semi-Free-Ranging Mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx)

2004 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 121-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna M. Setchell ◽  
E. Jean Wickings
Keyword(s):  
Mandrillus Sphinx ◽  
Dental Eruption ◽  
Free Ranging

scholarly journals Complex Links between Natural Tuberculosis and Porcine Circovirus Type 2 Infection in Wild Boar

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iratxe Díez-Delgado ◽  
Mariana Boadella ◽  
MariPaz Martín-Hernando ◽  
José Angel Barasona ◽  
Beatriz Beltrán-Beck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wild Boar ◽  
Body Condition ◽  
Natural Infection ◽  
Natural Populations ◽  
Porcine Circovirus Type ◽  
Porcine Circovirus Type 2 ◽  
Porcine Circovirus ◽  
Frequent Event ◽  
Free Ranging

Individuals in natural populations are exposed to a diversity of pathogens which results in coinfections. The aim of this study was to investigate the relation between natural infection with tuberculosis (TB) due to infection by bacteria of theMycobacterium tuberculosiscomplex and porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) in free-ranging Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa). Apparent prevalence for TB lesions and PCV2 infection was extremely high in all age classes, including piglets (51% for TB; 85.7% for PCV2). Modeling results revealed that the relative risk of young (less than 2 years old) wild boar to test positive to PCV2 PCR was negatively associated with TB lesion presence. Also, an interaction between TB, PCV2, and body condition was evidenced: in wild boar with TB lesions probability of being PCV2 PCR positive increased with body condition, whereas this relation was negative for wild boar without TB lesions. This study provides insight into the coinfections occurring in free-ranging host populations that are naturally exposed to several pathogens at an early age. Using TB and PCV2 as a case study, we showed that coinfection is a frequent event among natural populations that takes place early in life with complex effects on the infections and the hosts.

scholarly journals Simian Homologues of Human Gamma-2 and Betaherpesviruses in Mandrill and Drill Monkeys

2000 ◽  
Vol 74 (24) ◽  
pp. 11993-11999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Lacoste ◽  
Philippe Mauclere ◽  
Guy Dubreuil ◽  
John Lewis ◽  
Marie-Claude Georges-Courbot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Africa ◽  
Primate Species ◽  
Consensus Primer ◽  
Mandrillus Sphinx ◽  
Mandrillus Leucophaeus ◽  
Pcr Method ◽  
Free Ranging ◽  
Human Herpesviruses ◽  
Green Monkeys

ABSTRACT Recent serological and molecular surveys of different primate species allowed the characterization of several Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) homologues in macaques, African green monkeys, chimpanzees, and gorillas. Identification of these new primate rhadinoviruses revealed the existence of two distinct genogroups, called RV1 and RV2. Using a degenerate consensus primer PCR method for the herpesvirus DNA polymerase gene, the presence of KSHV homologues has been investigated in two semi-free-ranging colonies of eight drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus), five mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx), and two hybrid (Mandrillus leucophaeus-Mandrillus sphinx) monkeys, living in Cameroon and Gabon, Central Africa. This search revealed the existence of not only two distinct KSHV homologues, each one belonging to one of the two rhadinovirus genogroups, but also of two new betaherpesvirus sequences, one being close to cytomegaloviruses and the other being related to human herpesviruses 6 and 7 (HHV-6 and -7). The latter viruses are the first simian HHV-6 and -7 homologues identified to date. These data show that mandrill and drill monkeys are the hosts of at least four novel distinct herpesviruses. Moreover, mandrills, like macaques and African green monkeys, harbor also two distinct gamma-2 herpesviruses, thus strongly suggesting that a second gamma-2 herpesvirus, belonging to the RV2 genogroup, may exist in humans.

Hematology of a Semi-Free-Ranging Colony of Mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx)

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 1709-1729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna M. Setchell ◽  
Paul Tshipamba ◽  
Olivier Bourry ◽  
Pierre Rouquet ◽  
E. Jean Wickings ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mandrillus Sphinx ◽  
Free Ranging

Environmental and individual determinants of parasite richness across seasons in a free-ranging population of Mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx)

2015 ◽  
Vol 159 (3) ◽  
pp. 442-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clémence Poirotte ◽  
Didier Basset ◽  
Eric Willaume ◽  
Fred Makaba ◽  
Peter M. Kappeler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mandrillus Sphinx ◽  
Parasite Richness ◽  
Individual Determinants ◽  
Free Ranging

scholarly journals Social Structure of a Semi-Free Ranging Group of Mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx): A Social Network Analysis

PLoS ONE ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. e83015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Céline Bret ◽  
Cédric Sueur ◽  
Barthélémy Ngoubangoye ◽  
Delphine Verrier ◽  
Jean-Louis Deneubourg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Mandrillus Sphinx ◽  
Free Ranging
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