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Differentiation of Trichuris species eggs from non-human primates by geometric morphometric analysis
Marta Reguera-gomezA. M. García-sánchezCristina CutillasM. A. Valerosubject
Geometric morphometric analysisbiologyTrichurisTrichuriasisZoologyTropical diseaseTrichuris speciesbiology.organism_classificationmedicine.diseaseMacaqueInfectious DiseasesMorphometric analysisbiology.animalPrincipal component analysisDiagnosislcsh:ZoologymedicineAnimal Science and ZoologyParasitologyTrichiuralcsh:QL1-991Trichuris eggsNon-human primatesdescription
Human trichuriasis is a neglected tropical disease which affects millions of people worldwide, mostly living in low socio-economic conditions. Numerous studies have been conducted over the past 10 years to compare the different techniques for T. trichiura eggs detection. Our study provides the first geometric morphometric analysis for the specific detection of eggs of Trichuris sp. isolated from stools of macaque (M. sylvanus), colobus (C. g. kikuyensis), grivets (C. aethiops) and the Brazza's monkey (C. neglectus) from zoos in Spain. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) arises as an efficient method to determine Trichuris spp. eggs. The selected measurements to be included in the PCA were proposed for the first time in the present work, as far as we know, as we could not find previous studies reporting standardized parameters. Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (CGL2017-83057), which included FEDER funds Junta de Andalucía (BIO-338) V Plan Propio de Investigacion of the University of Seville
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-01 | International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife |