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Gastrointestinal parasites of Leontopithecus chrysomelas in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Parasitas gastrintestinais de Leontopithecus chrysomelas na Floresta Atlântica, Brasil

Abstract

We performed coproparasitological testing of free-living golden-headed lion tamarins, Leontopithecus chrysomelas, using the Hoffmann-Pons-Janner method. In total, we collected 118 samples from ten groups: four living in Federal Protected Area and six living in Non-Protected Areas of cocoa farms. Eggs from parasites of the Acanthocephala phylum and Spiruridae, Ancylostomatidae, Ascarididae and Oxyuridae families were identified, as well as the genus Strongyloides (Nematode: Strongyloididae) and phylum Apicomplexa. This is the first description of infection with coccidian, Trichuridae family and Strongyloides spp. in L. chrysomelas. A total of 48% (n= 57) of the animals were infected and the highest prevalence (37.2±SD 8.72, n = 44) was for Acanthocephalidae, followed by Spiruridae (8.5±SD 5.03, n = 10). There was no difference in parasite prevalence by age classes or sex. However, we found higher diversity and prevalence of parasites in animals living in the Federal Protected Area. These results suggest that intestinal parasites may be influenced by environmental factors, such as the management of the areas where the animals live, in addition to the feeding behavior of L. chrysomelas and distinct transmission strategies of parasites. The combination of ecological and demographic data combined with parasitological studies may contribute to conservation programs for this species.

Keywords:
Lion-tamarin; new world monkeys; cabruca; coproparasitological methods; helminths; protozoans

Resumo

Foram realizados testes coproparasitológicos de micos-leões-dourados de vida livre, Leontopithecus chrysomelas, usando-se o método de Hoffmann-Pons-Janner. No total, foram coletadas 118 amostras de dez grupos: quatro grupos residentes em Área de Conservação Federal e seis grupos em Área não protegida de fazendas de cacau. Ovos de parasitas do filo Acantocephala e das famílias Spiruridae, Ancylostomatidae, Ascarididae, Oxyuridae foram identificados, bem como o gênero Strongyloides (Nematoda: Strongyloididae) e o filo Apicomplexa. Esta é a primeira descrição de infecção de coccídeos, família Trichuridae e Strongyloides spp. em L. chrysomelas. Um total de 48% (n = 57) dos animais estavam parasitados e a maior prevalência (37,2 ±DP 8,72, n = 44) foi para Acanthocephalan, seguido por Spiruridae (8,5±DP 5,03, n = 10). Não houve diferença na prevalência do táxon de parasita por idade ou sexo. No entanto, foi encontrada maior diversidade e prevalência de parasitas em animais que vivem na Unidade de Conservação Federal. Esses resultados sugerem que os parasitas intestinais podem ser influenciados por fatores ambientais, como o manejo das áreas, além do comportamento alimentar de L. chrysomelas e distintas estratégias de transmissão dos parasitas. A combinação de dados ecológicos e demográficos com estudos parasitológicos podem contribuir para programas de conservação dessa espécie.

Palavras-chave:
Mico-leão; primatas neotropicais; cabruca; métodos coproparasitológicos; helmintos; protozoários

Introduction

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We conducted a field survey in order: (1) to describe and compare gastrointestinal parasites found in L. chrysomelas groups, (2) to analyze the prevalence of helminths found in the lion tamarins with respect to age and sex classes and geographic distribution, and (3) to determine ecological and epidemiological factors associated with the relationship between hosts and parasites in different landscapes in the Atlantic Forest, southern Bahia, Brazil. We hypothesized that the highest abundance of parasites would be found in groups that lived in non-protected areas, while the highest prevalence would be found in groups that inhabit pristine forests (“protected areas”).

Material and Methods

Area and study groups

The study was conducted in areas belonging to the Bahia Atlantic Forest domain, Brazil. Across this region, there are differences in land use and anthropogenic pressures. We collected data from ten groups of L. chrysomelas; four groups in a Federal Protected Area (Una Biological Reserve-REBIO) and six in a Non Protected Areas of cocoa farms (called Cabruca) and fragments of forest remains in cocoa farms (Figure 1).

Figure 1
Geographical distribution of golden-headed lion tamarin the southeast of Bahia, Brazil and location of the study sites.

Una Biological Reserve (REBIO-Una) is the largest fully protected Federal unit in the region, comprising 18,515 hectares covered by continuous Atlantic Rainforest: the interior parts of the reserve are largely tall forest but other areas are in different stages of regeneration following disturbances prior to the reserve’s establishment. The unprotected areas in this study belong to fragments of forest remains in cocoa farms and cabruca, which is an agroforest system defined as a dynamic and ecologically-based natural resource management practice where growing trees of cocoa are shaded by native trees (Oliveira et al., 2011Oliveira LC, Neves LG, Raboy BE, Dietz JM. Abundance of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) affects group characteristics and use of space by golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) in Cabruca agroforest. Environ Manage 2011; 48(2): 248-262. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-010-9582-3. PMid:21079956.
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). The unprotected areas present specific challenges to groups of lion tamarins, such as lower resource availability (i.e., sleeping trees), higher exposure to predators, higher hunting levels and human contact in comparison with groups living in the protected area (Raboy & Dietz, 2004Raboy BE, Dietz JM. Diet, foraging, and use of space in wild golden-headed lion tamarins. Am J Primatol 2004; 63(1): 1-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajp.20032. PMid:15152369.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1896/044.018.0212...
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).

Based on previous studies, we know that the three groups of golden-headed lion tamarins living in REBIO have an average size of 4.67 individuals per group, average density of 0.059 individuals per hectare, and average living area of 84.9 hectares (De Vleeschouwer et al., 2011De Vleeschouwer K, Oliveira L, Raboy B, Raghunathan N. Golden-headed lion tamarin research in the 21st century: recent advances and potential areas of future research. Neotrop Primates 2011; 18(2): 72-76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1896/044.018.0212.
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). For the seven groups inhabiting farms outside the conservation unit, the average size of the groups was 7.2 individuals per group, average density of 0.15 individuals per hectare, and average living area of 54.6 hectares (Oliveira et al., 2011Oliveira LC, Neves LG, Raboy BE, Dietz JM. Abundance of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) affects group characteristics and use of space by golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) in Cabruca agroforest. Environ Manage 2011; 48(2): 248-262. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-010-9582-3. PMid:21079956.
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).

Capture, chemical restraint and sample collection

The study was conducted from February 2008 to July 2010 as part of long-term ecological and health monitoring; and involved examination of feces collected from 118 lion tamarins (L. chrysomelas): 76 males and 42 females, with age classes of 18 juveniles, 23 subadults, and 77 adults (Table 1). Primates were captured individually using Tomahawk live traps (Rosa minas®) (48.3 x 15.2 x 15.2 cm) baited with bananas and placed on platforms 1.5m above ground in areas used by tamarin groups (Dietz et al., 1996Dietz JM, de Sousa S, Billerbeck R. Population dynamics of golden-headed lion tamarins Leontopithecus chrysomelas in Una Reserve, Brazil. J Wild Preserv Trust 1996; 32: 115-122.). Once captured, all the animals were taken to a field laboratory for processing, and then released the following day at the same location where they were captured. All water and food was removed at 4 hr prior to anesthesia. Individual tamarins in traps were anaesthetised by hand injection of ketamine hydrochloride (10 mg/kg; i.m.) and midazolam hydrochloride (0.3 mg/kg; i.m.) in a single syringe using a 22 g needle. During the chemical restraint, a physical examination was performed and biological samples (feces) were collected from each animal. Most of the animals defecated during the physical and chemical restraint and the feces had to be collected from newspaper on the bottom of the trap. Feces were collected immediately after the defecation and the newspaper was replaced and the floor cleaned with sodium hypochlorite between each animal procedure to avoid contamination. In a few animals we had samples taken directly from the rectum. The following data were collected for each animal: sex, age group, animal identification and body weight, according to Dietz et al. (1996)Dietz JM, de Sousa S, Billerbeck R. Population dynamics of golden-headed lion tamarins Leontopithecus chrysomelas in Una Reserve, Brazil. J Wild Preserv Trust 1996; 32: 115-122.. All procedures were performed by veterinarians and biologists, using personal protective equipment (e.g., disposable gloves, masks and coat).

Table 1
Characterization of golden-headed lion tamarin groups, according to sex, age and number of fecal samples collected in southern Bahia, Brazil.

Parasitological exams

Fecal samples weighed 1.0 to 3.0 g. After weighing, each sample was immediately preserved in 4% buffered formalin solution and transported at room temperature later parasitological analysis (Monteiro et al., 2007aMonteiro RV, Dietz JM, Beck BB, Baker AJ, Martins A, Jansen AM. Prevalence and intensity of intestinal helminths found in free-ranging golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia, Primates, Callitrichidae) from Brazilian Atlantic forest. Vet Parasitol 2007a; 145(1-2): 77-85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.12.004. PMid:17223269.
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). Preserved samples were examined for presence/absence of parasite eggs under direct light microscopy (10x, 40x, 100x) using a sedimentation test, Hoffmann-Pons-Janer (Katagiri & Oliveira-Sequeira, 2007Katagiri S, Oliveira-Sequeira TCG. Zoonoses causadas por parasitas intestinais de cães e o problema do diagnóstico. Arq Inst Biol 2007; 74(2): 175-184.). The identification of the parasites eggs was based mainly on morphology, in comparison with previously described studies (Vicente et al., 1997Vicente JJ, Rodrigues HO, Gomes DC, Pinto RM. Nematóides do Brasil. Parte V: nematóides de mamíferos. Rev Bras Zool 1997; 14(Supl. 1): 1-452. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0101-81751997000500001.
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).

Unfortunately, some intestinal parasites have similar egg morphologies within the same genus (Brandão et al., 2009Brandão ML, Chame M, Cordeiro JLP, Chaves SAM. Diversidade de helmintos intestinais em mamíferos silvestres e domésticos na Caatinga do Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara, sudeste do Piauí, Brasil. Rev Bras Parasitol Vet 2009;18(e1 Suppl Supl. 1): 19-28. http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/rbpv.018e1004. PMid:20040186.
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; Sales et al., 2010Sales IS, Ruiz-Miranda CR, Santos CP. Helminths found in marmosets (Callithrix penicillata and Callithrix jacchus) introduced to the region of occurrence of golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia) in Brazil. Vet Parasitol 2010; 171(1-2): 123-129. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.02.044. PMid:20378249.
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), which prevented the identification of these to the genus or species levels.

Statistical analysis

Prevalence and the confidence intervals (95%) were calculated as the total infected individuals divided by the total individuals sampled. The percentage of infected hosts was estimated for each parasite taxa; in addition, we also quantified the number of hosts that were infected by at least one helminth species. To determine whether there was a difference in parasitic infections (richness and prevalence) based on sex, age group and habitat of each animal, we used a chi-square test with confidence level of <0.05. All the tests were performed using the statistical analysis system - SAS, 9.1 (SAS, 2003Statistical Analysis System – SAS. SAS/STAT software: changes and enhancements through release 9.1. Cary: SAS Institute; 2003.).

Ethical note

Housing conditions, exploration testing, and isolation testing met with protocols approved by the appropriate institutional animal care committee (Ethics Committee on Animal Experimentation at the Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz, number13/07). The captures were also authorized by the Brazilian Environmental Agency (IBAMA/ICMBio) permit numbers 12334-1, 18444-1, 113/2007 and 15025/2009. The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Results

Forty-eight percent of the golden-headed lion tamarins (N= 57) were found parasitized, and 38% (n=45) of them had at least one family of helminth or Apicomplexa phylum and 10% (n=12) showed more than one parasite in the same fecal samples (Table 2).

Table 2
Prevalence of helminth eggs according to the sex of subjects from golden-headed- lion tamarins captured in the wild in southern Bahia, Brazil.

Considering richness, we detected eight different parasite taxa: Ancylostomatidae, Ascarididae, Oxyuridae, Spiruridae and Trichuridae families, one from the genus Strongyloides, one from Apicomplexa phylum and one for Acanthocephala phylum (Table 3; Figure 2).

Table 3
Overall prevalence and frequency of helminth eggs in stool of Golden-headed lion tamarins in a Protected area (REBIO-Una) and unprotected areas in Southern Bahia, Brazil.
Figure 2
Eggs of the Acanthocephalan and the nematode Ancylostomidae, Strongyloididae families and Apicomplexa phylum: A) egg of the Acanthocephalan; B) Ancylostomatidae; C) Strongyloididae.

The Acanthocephala and Spiruridae family had higher frequency among the positive samples (77.2± 7.57 and 17.5± 6.86, respectively) and were found in all study areas. The groups living within the Federal Protected Area had more samples with parasites and presented more diversity of parasites than groups from Non-Protected Areas (p=0,0385). Eggs from the Ascarididae and Trichuridae families, genus Strongyloides spp. (Strongyloididae) and coccidian had lower prevalence and were present only at the Federal Protected Area (Table 3 and Table 4). Despite the parasitism, all the tamarins seemed to be in good physical condition and no sex (p=0.692) or age effect (p=0.0534) were found (Table 5).

Table 4
Prevalence of helminth eggs according to age groups of specimens from Golden-headed tamarins captured in the wild in southern Bahia, Brazil.
Table 5
Statistical results of golden-headed lion tamarin groups, according to taxon of parasite, sex and age of fecal samples collected in southern Bahia, Brazil.

Discussion

This is the first description of infection with the Coccidian, Trichuridae family and the genus Strongyloides spp. in L. chrysomelas. Similar to other studies of free-living groups of Leontopithecus spp. and Callithrix spp., the acanthocephalan were the parasites with highest prevalence (Costa et al., 2020Costa TSO, Nogueira-Filho SLG, De Vleeschouwer KM, Oliveira LC, Sousa MBC, Mendl M, et al. Individual behavioral differences and health of golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas). Am J Primatol 2020; 82(5): e23118. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23118. PMid:32128855.
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; Monteiro et al., 2003Monteiro RV, Jansen AM, Pinto RM. Coprological helminth screening in Brazilian free ranging golden lion tamarins, Leontopithecus rosalia (L., 1766) (Primates, Callithrichidae). Braz J Biol 2003; 63(4): 727-729. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1519-69842003000400022. PMid:15029386.
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, 2007aMonteiro RV, Dietz JM, Beck BB, Baker AJ, Martins A, Jansen AM. Prevalence and intensity of intestinal helminths found in free-ranging golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia, Primates, Callitrichidae) from Brazilian Atlantic forest. Vet Parasitol 2007a; 145(1-2): 77-85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.12.004. PMid:17223269.
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, 2010Monteiro RV, Dietz JM, Jansen AM. The impact of concomitant infections by Trypanosoma cruzi and intestinal helminths on the health of wild golden and golden-headed lion tamarins. Res Vet Sci 2010; 89(1): 27-35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.01.001. PMid:20149919.
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; Sales et al., 2010Sales IS, Ruiz-Miranda CR, Santos CP. Helminths found in marmosets (Callithrix penicillata and Callithrix jacchus) introduced to the region of occurrence of golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia) in Brazil. Vet Parasitol 2010; 171(1-2): 123-129. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.02.044. PMid:20378249.
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). While we found a prevalence of 37.2± SD 8.72 (N=44) of Acanthocephalan, a total of 33% (N=8) of the samples collected by Costa et al. (2020)Costa TSO, Nogueira-Filho SLG, De Vleeschouwer KM, Oliveira LC, Sousa MBC, Mendl M, et al. Individual behavioral differences and health of golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas). Am J Primatol 2020; 82(5): e23118. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23118. PMid:32128855.
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had feces with parasites and all of them registered the presence of Acanthocephala. From the study of Monteiro et al. (2010)Monteiro RV, Dietz JM, Jansen AM. The impact of concomitant infections by Trypanosoma cruzi and intestinal helminths on the health of wild golden and golden-headed lion tamarins. Res Vet Sci 2010; 89(1): 27-35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.01.001. PMid:20149919.
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, other groups of L. chrysomelas had almost 80% (N=68) positive samples and 49% presented with Acanthocephalan eggs. The Spiruridae family, as observed in the present study, seems to be the second most prevalent eggs found among the L. rosalia and L. chrysomelas groups with prevalence described from 24% (n=199) to 38% (N=68) (Monteiro et al., 2003Monteiro RV, Jansen AM, Pinto RM. Coprological helminth screening in Brazilian free ranging golden lion tamarins, Leontopithecus rosalia (L., 1766) (Primates, Callithrichidae). Braz J Biol 2003; 63(4): 727-729. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1519-69842003000400022. PMid:15029386.
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; 2007bMonteiro RV, Dietz JM, Raboy B, Beck B, De Vleeschower K, Baker A, et al. Parasite community interactions: Trypanosoma cruzi and intestinal helminths infecting wild golden lion tamarins Leontopithecus rosalia and golden-headed lion tamarins L. chrysomelas (Callitrichidae, L., 1766). Parasitol Res 2007b; 101(6): 1689-1698. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-007-0652-2. PMid:17676342.
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; 2010Monteiro RV, Dietz JM, Jansen AM. The impact of concomitant infections by Trypanosoma cruzi and intestinal helminths on the health of wild golden and golden-headed lion tamarins. Res Vet Sci 2010; 89(1): 27-35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.01.001. PMid:20149919.
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). Considering the other parasites, Monteiro et al. (2003Monteiro RV, Jansen AM, Pinto RM. Coprological helminth screening in Brazilian free ranging golden lion tamarins, Leontopithecus rosalia (L., 1766) (Primates, Callithrichidae). Braz J Biol 2003; 63(4): 727-729. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1519-69842003000400022. PMid:15029386.
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; 2007aMonteiro RV, Dietz JM, Beck BB, Baker AJ, Martins A, Jansen AM. Prevalence and intensity of intestinal helminths found in free-ranging golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia, Primates, Callitrichidae) from Brazilian Atlantic forest. Vet Parasitol 2007a; 145(1-2): 77-85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.12.004. PMid:17223269.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2006....
; 2010Monteiro RV, Dietz JM, Jansen AM. The impact of concomitant infections by Trypanosoma cruzi and intestinal helminths on the health of wild golden and golden-headed lion tamarins. Res Vet Sci 2010; 89(1): 27-35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.01.001. PMid:20149919.
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) also found a low prevalence of Ascarididae, Oxyuridae and Ancylostomatidae families in free-living groups of L. rosalia and L. chrysomelas.

The feeding behavior (Tavela et al., 2013Tavela AO, Fuzessy LF, Silva VHD, Silva FFR, Junior MC, Silva IO, et al. Helminths of wild hybrid marmosets (Callithrix sp.) living in an environment with high human activity. Rev Bras Parasitol Vet 2013; 22(3): 391-397. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1984-29612013000300012. PMid:24142171.
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) of the lion tamarins and the distinct transmission strategies of Acanthocephalan and Spiruridae, in contrast with the other intestinal parasites reported, may explain the different prevalence among them. As L. chrysomelas are frugivorous-insectivorous (Kierulff et al., 2002Kierulff MCM, Raboy BE, Oliveira P, Miller K, Passos F, Prado F. Behavioral ecology of Leontopithecus. In: Kleiman D, Rylands A, editors. Lion tamarins: biology and conservation. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press; 2002., p. 157–187.; De Vleeschouwer et al., 2011De Vleeschouwer K, Oliveira L, Raboy B, Raghunathan N. Golden-headed lion tamarin research in the 21st century: recent advances and potential areas of future research. Neotrop Primates 2011; 18(2): 72-76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1896/044.018.0212.
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), they feed on arthropods (cicadas, grasshoppers and cockroaches), which may serve as intermediate hosts, with infective acanthellae and L3, respectively, which need to be ingested to develop the next step of their life cycles . The primate definitive host gets infected by eating cockroaches and beetles (e.g., Blattodea and Coleoptera), containing third-stage larvae of these parasites (Chandler, 1953Chandler AC. An outbreak of Prosthenorchis (Acanthocephala) infection in primates in the Houston Zoological Garden, and a report of this parasite in Nasua narica in Mexico. J Parasitol 1953; 39(2): 226. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3274127.
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). Transmission between lion tamarins also may occur by sharing contaminated food (invertebrates), a behavior commonly observed for this species, or sites of food found in bromeliads, increasing chances of infection among more sociable individuals (Costa et al., 2020Costa TSO, Nogueira-Filho SLG, De Vleeschouwer KM, Oliveira LC, Sousa MBC, Mendl M, et al. Individual behavioral differences and health of golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas). Am J Primatol 2020; 82(5): e23118. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23118. PMid:32128855.
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).

With respect to other parasites found, transmission might occur via fomites or contaminated water and soil (Bongers & Ferris, 1999Bongers T, Ferris H. Nematode community structure as a bioindicator in environmental monitoring. Trends Ecol Evol 1999; 14(6): 224-228. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0169-5347(98)01583-3. PMid:10354624.
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). Since these primates are predominantly arboreal (Rylands, 1993Rylands AB. The ecology of the lions tamarins, Leontopithecus: some intrageneric differences and comparisions with other callitrichids. In: Rylands A, editor. Marmosets and tamarins: systematics, behaviour and ecology. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 1993. p. 296–313.; Raboy & Dietz, 2004Raboy BE, Dietz JM. Diet, foraging, and use of space in wild golden-headed lion tamarins. Am J Primatol 2004; 63(1): 1-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajp.20032. PMid:15152369.
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) a lower incidence was expected.

As found for Callithrix sp. (Sales et al., 2010Sales IS, Ruiz-Miranda CR, Santos CP. Helminths found in marmosets (Callithrix penicillata and Callithrix jacchus) introduced to the region of occurrence of golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia) in Brazil. Vet Parasitol 2010; 171(1-2): 123-129. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.02.044. PMid:20378249.
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), no difference in prevalence based on sex and age classes was registered, probably because the entire social group eat invertebrates, especially insects (Catenacci et al., 2016bCatenacci LS, Pessoa MS, Nogueira-Filho SLG, De Vleeschouwer KM. Diet and feeding behavior of Leontopithecus chrysomelas (Callitrichidae) in degraded areas of the Atlantic Forest of South-Bahia, Brazil. Int J Primatol 2016b; 37(2): 136-157. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10764-016-9889-x.
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; Oliveira et al., 2011Oliveira LC, Neves LG, Raboy BE, Dietz JM. Abundance of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) affects group characteristics and use of space by golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) in Cabruca agroforest. Environ Manage 2011; 48(2): 248-262. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-010-9582-3. PMid:21079956.
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).

The higher biodiversity of parasites registered in a Federal Protected area (REBIO) suggests that high richness in conserved tropical forests may extend to parasite diversity as well (Monteiro et al., 2007aMonteiro RV, Dietz JM, Beck BB, Baker AJ, Martins A, Jansen AM. Prevalence and intensity of intestinal helminths found in free-ranging golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia, Primates, Callitrichidae) from Brazilian Atlantic forest. Vet Parasitol 2007a; 145(1-2): 77-85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2006.12.004. PMid:17223269.
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), as we expected considering the dilution effect (Catenacci et al., 2021Catenacci LS, Ferreira MS, Fernandes D, Padda H, Travassos-da-Rosa ES, Deem SL, et al. Individual, household and environmental factors associated with arboviruses in rural human populations, Brazil. Zoonoses Public Health 2021; 68(3): 203-212. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/zph.12811. PMid:33538403.
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).

Eggs from Ascarididae, Trichridae, Strongyloididae and coccidian oocysts were reported only in groups from inside the natural reserve. Human disturbed environments, such as cabruca and small patches of disconnected forest, tend to have lower biodiversity than REBIO (Al-Shorbaji et al., 2016Al-Shorbaji F, Roche B, Gozlan R, Britton R, Andreou D. The consequences of reservoir host eradication on disease epidemiology in animal communities. Emerg Microbes Infect 2016; 5(1): e46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/emi.2016.46. PMid:27165562.
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). Furthermore, the management differences of the environment are essential to determine the establishment and reproduction of the parasites (Grundmann et al., 1976Grundmann AW, Warnock RG, Wassom DL. Some mechanisms of natural regulation of parasitic helminth populations. Am Midl Nat 1976; 95(2): 347-360. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2424399.
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). Inside continuous forest, such as the REBIO, moderate temperatures, high humidity and litter tends to form a microclimate that contributes to the reproduction of invertebrates and the maintenance of most parasites which are transmitted through soil and water (Bongers & Ferris, 1999Bongers T, Ferris H. Nematode community structure as a bioindicator in environmental monitoring. Trends Ecol Evol 1999; 14(6): 224-228. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0169-5347(98)01583-3. PMid:10354624.
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; Urquhart et al., 1998Urquhart G, Armour J, Duncan J, Dunn A, Jennings F. Parasitologia veterinária: tópicos de revisão. Rio de Janeiro: Editora Guanabara Koogan; 1998.). However, in areas outside the conservation units, the management of trees and associated soil and litter (Oliveira et al., 2011Oliveira LC, Neves LG, Raboy BE, Dietz JM. Abundance of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) affects group characteristics and use of space by golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) in Cabruca agroforest. Environ Manage 2011; 48(2): 248-262. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-010-9582-3. PMid:21079956.
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), deforestation with areas without trees and thus more exposure to sun favors an increase of temperature in the region and decrease in humidity in these places, thus disfavoring the parasite cycle and leading to a reduction in the diversity of helminths that can infect vertebrate hosts, such as lion tamarins (Costa et al., 2020Costa TSO, Nogueira-Filho SLG, De Vleeschouwer KM, Oliveira LC, Sousa MBC, Mendl M, et al. Individual behavioral differences and health of golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas). Am J Primatol 2020; 82(5): e23118. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23118. PMid:32128855.
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).

It is important to emphasize that high diverse parasite community may not be evidence of greater impacts of parasites on host, or at least should not be assumed to be a negative quality from an ecological perspective. However, parasitological studies can shed light on host health status and vulnerability to parasitic infections in threatened species such as the L. chrysomelas. From the point of view of conservation, the finding of Acanthocephalan eggs may represent a risk for populations of golden-headed lion tamarins in the wild that already may face stress factors such as predation, hunting and human contact (Raboy & Dietz, 2004Raboy BE, Dietz JM. Diet, foraging, and use of space in wild golden-headed lion tamarins. Am J Primatol 2004; 63(1): 1-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajp.20032. PMid:15152369.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajp.20032...
; Guy et al., 2016Guy C, Cassano CR, Cazarre L, Vleeschouwer De KM, Kierulff MCM, Neves LG, et al. Evaluating landscape suitability for golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) and wied’s black tufted-ear marmosets (Callithrix kuhlii) in the Bahian Atlantic Forest. Trop Conserv Sci 2016; 9(2): 735-757. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/194008291600900211.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/19400829160090...
; Oliveira et al., 2011Oliveira LC, Neves LG, Raboy BE, Dietz JM. Abundance of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) affects group characteristics and use of space by golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) in Cabruca agroforest. Environ Manage 2011; 48(2): 248-262. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-010-9582-3. PMid:21079956.
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). Monteiro et al. (2010)Monteiro RV, Dietz JM, Jansen AM. The impact of concomitant infections by Trypanosoma cruzi and intestinal helminths on the health of wild golden and golden-headed lion tamarins. Res Vet Sci 2010; 89(1): 27-35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2010.01.001. PMid:20149919.
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also stated that Acanthocephalan infection results in a significant reduction in tamarin health, which can potentially lead to their death. Additionally, Acanthocephalan infection is described in the literature as one of the most severe helminthiasis, characterized by bleeding and convulsions, with infected animals often having anorexia, weight loss, anemia, septicemia leading to death (Weber & Junge, 2000Weber M, Junge R. Identification and treatment of Moniliformis clarki (Acanthocephala) in cotton-topped tamarins (Saguinus oedipus). J Zoo Wildl Med 2000; 31(4): 503-507. http://dx.doi.org/10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0503:IATOMC]2.0.CO;2. PMid:11428397.
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; Catenacci et al., 2016aCatenacci LS, Colosio AC, Oliveira LC, de Vleeschouwer KM, Munhoz AD, Deem SL, et al. Occurrence of Prosthenorchis elegans in free-living primates from the atlantic forest of southern Bahia, Brazil. J Wildl Dis 2016a; 52(2): 364-368. http://dx.doi.org/10.7589/2015-06-163. PMid:26981688.
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; Oliveira et al., 2017Oliveira AR, Hiura E, Guião-Leite FL, Flecher MC, Braga FR, Silva LPC, et al. Pathological and parasitological characterization of Prosthenorchis elegans in a free-ranging marmoset Callithrix geofroyi from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Pesq Vet Bras 2017; 37(12): 1514-1518. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0100-736x2017001200025.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0100-736x2017...
). Despite the wide distribution of acanthocephalan in free-living populations, when compared to captive species, it appears to be less harmful (Soto-Calderón et al., 2016Soto-Calderón ID, Acevedo-Garcés YA, Álvarez-Cardona J, Hernández-Castro C, García-Montoya GM. Physiological and parasitological implications of living in a city: the case of the white-footed tamarin (Saguinus leucopus). Am J Primatol 2016; 78(12): 1272-1281. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22581. PMid:27404890.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22581...
), often being an accidental finding during necropsy (Oliveira et al., 2017Oliveira AR, Hiura E, Guião-Leite FL, Flecher MC, Braga FR, Silva LPC, et al. Pathological and parasitological characterization of Prosthenorchis elegans in a free-ranging marmoset Callithrix geofroyi from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Pesq Vet Bras 2017; 37(12): 1514-1518. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0100-736x2017001200025.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s0100-736x2017...
). As described by Costa et al. (2020)Costa TSO, Nogueira-Filho SLG, De Vleeschouwer KM, Oliveira LC, Sousa MBC, Mendl M, et al. Individual behavioral differences and health of golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas). Am J Primatol 2020; 82(5): e23118. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23118. PMid:32128855.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajp.23118...
, the lack of other health concerns of free-ranging individuals of golden-headed lion tamarins infected by the acanthocephalan suggests that animals might have developed an individual tolerance to parasites. However, future studies are necessary to confirm this hypothesis. It must be noted, in conservation strategies that involve the movement of animals, gastrointestinal parasites may become more harmful in animals stressed from movements and potentially immunocompromised. We recommend that reintroduction and translocation programs previously developed for L. chrysomelas in other areas (Molina et al., 2019Molina CV, Heinemann MB, Kierulff MCM, Pissinatti A, da Silva TF, Freitas DG, et al. Leptospira spp., rotavirus, norovirus, and hepatitis E virus surveillance in a wild invasive golden-headed lion tamarin (Leontopithecus chrysomelas; Kuhl, 1820) population from an urban park in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Am J Primatol 2019; 81(3): e22961. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22961. PMid:30828830.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22961...
; Santos et al., 2019Santos AVP, Souza AM, Machado CSC, Bueno MG, Catao-Dias JL, Campos SDE, et al. Hematological evaluation of free-living golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) from an Urban Atlantic Forest. J Med Primatol 2019; 48(2): 106-113. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jmp.12392. PMid:30520041.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jmp.12392...
), and the establishment of biological corridors in Southern Atlantic Forest proposed by Dosen et al. (2017)Dosen J, Fortin MJ, Raboy BE. Restoration strategies to improve connectivity for golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas) in the Bahian Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Int J Primatol 2017; 38(5): 962-983. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10764-017-9991-8.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10764-017-999...
, must consider parasite transmission dynamics.

Conclusion

In this study we demonstrate differences in the richness of parasites between the Leontopithecus chrysomelas groups based on the environment where they live, and that these data increase our ecological knowledge of the species, especially their relationship with Acantocephalan and Spiruridae parasites. The development of integrated research that includes the eco-epidemiology of parasites communities is important for primate conservation.

Acknowledgements

The authors thank Antonio Ribeiro Santos Junior, José Alves das Neves Filho, Josinei da Silva Santos, Jiomário dos Santos Souza, and Edimalvan for support with the field work. We are grateful to the owners and their employees of the Fazenda Almada, Santa Rita, Bonfim and the private reserves (RPPNs) Ararauna and Serra do Teimoso for allowing us to conduct our study on their properties. We are also grateful by the reviewers' contribution of the IJOP by review the manuscript and the Institute for Conservation Medicine, Saint Louis Zoo. This work was supported by Coordination of Superior Level Staff Improvement (CAPES), Scott Neotropical Fund of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, the Center for Research and Conservation of the Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp, WildCare Institute of the Saint Louis Zoo, Wild Animal Health Fund by American Association of Zoo Veterinarians, Lion Tamarins of Brazil Fund, National Lottery of Belgium, Flemish Ministry of Science (Belgium), Primate Action Fund, the Wildlife Conservation Society, International Foundation of Science, The Rufford Small Grants Foundation and IdeaWild and Zoological Society of London.

  • How to cite: Catenacci LS, Oliveira JBS, De Vleeschouwer KM, Oliveira LC, Deem SL, Sousa Júnior SC, et al. Gastrointestinal parasites of Leontopithecus chrysomelas in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Braz J Vet Parasitol 2022; 31(1): e013521. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-29612022005

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Publication Dates

  • Publication in this collection
    21 Feb 2022
  • Date of issue
    2022

History

  • Received
    06 Aug 2021
  • Accepted
    10 Dec 2021
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