Primates

Seguel, Mauricio & Gottdenker, Nicole, 2017, The diversity and impact of hookworm infections in wildlife, International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife 6 (3), pp. 177-194 : 186

4.3. Primates

Primates within the Cercopithecidae , Hominidae and Loricidae families are affected by hookworms, and, as in people, Necator and Ancylostoma are the most important genera in non-human primates ( Table 11). Necator gorillae has been described in western mountain gorillas ( Gorilla gorilla ) in the democratic Republic of Congo ( Noda and Yamada, 1964), and in humans in close contact with gorillas in the Central African Republic (Kalousováet al., 2016). Additionally, the human hookworm Necator americanus , has been found in gorillas and chimpanzees in areas where this parasite is common among people ( Hasegawa et al., 2014). In Cameroon, Ancylostoma sp. nematodes were common in endemic cercopithecids sold as bushmeat in a local market ( Pourrut et al., 2011). In the endangered lion-tailed macaque ( Macaca silenus ), groups close to human populations have 40 — 70% prevalence of Ancylostoma sp while groups in areas with no human settlements had 0% prevalence ( Hussain et al., 2013).

Occasional grey literature (technical reports), describe hookworms as common in non-human primates; however, they do not report the genus or species, and therefore could not be incorporated into this review.