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Exposure of Primate Reservoir Hosts to Mosquito Vectors in Malaysian Borneo.
Brown, Rebecca; Salgado-Lynn, Milena; Jumail, Amaziasizamoria; Jalius, Cyrlen; Chua, Tock-Hing; Vythilingam, Indra; Ferguson, Heather M.
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  • Brown R; Department of Vector Biology, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Liverpool, L3 5QA, UK. rebbrown552@gmail.com.
  • Salgado-Lynn M; Danau Girang Field Centre C/O Sabah Wildlife Department, Wisma Muis, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
  • Jumail A; School of Biosciences and Sustainable Places Research Institute, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
  • Jalius C; Wildlife Health, Genetic and Forensic Laboratory, Kampung Potuki, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
  • Chua TH; Danau Girang Field Centre C/O Sabah Wildlife Department, Wisma Muis, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
  • Vythilingam I; Wildlife Health, Genetic and Forensic Laboratory, Kampung Potuki, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
  • Ferguson HM; Department of Pathobiology and Medical Diagnostics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Ecohealth ; 19(2): 233-245, 2022 06.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35553290
Several vector-borne pathogens of primates have potential for human spillover. An example is the simian malaria Plasmodium knowlesi which is now a major public health problem in Malaysia. Characterization of exposure to mosquito vectors is essential for assessment of the force of infection within wild simian populations, however few methods exist to do so. Here we demonstrate the use of thermal imaging and mosquito magnet independence traps (MMIT) to assess the abundance, diversity and infection rates in mosquitoes host seeking near long-tailed macaque (Macaca fasicularis) sleeping sites in the Lower Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary, Malaysian Borneo. The primary Plasmodium knowlesi vector, Anopheles balabacensis, was trapped at higher abundance near sleeping sites than control trees. Although none of the An. balabacensis collected (n = 15) were positive for P. knowlesi by PCR screening, two were infected with another simian malaria Plasmodium inui. Analysis of macaque stools from sleeping sites confirmed a high prevalence of Plasmodium infection, suspected to be P. inui. Recently, natural transmission of P. inui has been detected in humans and An. cracens in Peninsular Malaysia. The presence of P. inui in An. balabacensis here and previously in human-biting collections highlight its potential for spillover from macaques to humans in Sabah. We advocate the use of MMITs for non-invasive sampling of mosquito vectors that host seek on wild simian populations.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Plasmodium knowlesi / Malaria Tipo de estudio: Risk_factors_studies Límite: Animals / Humans País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Ecohealth Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Plasmodium knowlesi / Malaria Tipo de estudio: Risk_factors_studies Límite: Animals / Humans País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: Ecohealth Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos