Parasite Transmission Risk From Geophagic and Foraging Behavior in Chacma Baboons

Numerous behavioral and ecological factors are associated with parasite transmission. One factor explored in human research, but absent from nonhuman primate research, is parasite transmission from soil ingestion. Human studies suggest geophagy, the regular and deliberate consumption of soil, increa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of primatology 2012-10, Vol.74 (10), p.940-947
Hauptverfasser:	PEBSWORTH, PAULA A., ARCHER, COLLEEN E., APPLETON, CHRIS C., HUFFMAN, MICHAEL A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Anthropological research Bacterial diseases Case studies chacma baboons Costs Diseases Eggs Fecal coliforms Feeding Behavior Female Foraging behavior geophagy Helminthiasis - transmission Helminths - isolation & purification Ingestion Male Papio ursinus - parasitology Parasites Primate behaviour Soil - parasitology soil consumption soil-transmitted helminths (STH) Soils Trichuris sp
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