![]() The only genus common to captive and free-ranging individuals was Strongyloides sp. The free-ranging group had a higher prevalence than the captive group however, this difference was not significant. Faecal egg/cyst counts were not significantly different between captive and free-ranging individuals or between sexes or age groups. We found a total of 6 parasite genera for the adult age group, which showed higher parasite richness than the subadult age group (5) and the juvenile age group (3). In addition, we observed unidentified strongyles in approximately one-third of the animals (34.6%). in only a minority of the animals (3.8%). We found Entamoeba histolytica/dispar/moskovskii/nuttalli and Capillaria sp. We observed a high prevalence (84%) across the 26 individuals, with the most prevalent parasite being Strongyloides sp. In the 78 samples collected (median of 3 samples per animal), we identified a total of 6 genera of gastrointestinal parasites, representing protozoa, nematodes, acanthocephalans and cestodes. We therefore assessed the presence and richness (= number of different parasite genera) of parasites in C. albifrons in wildlife refuges (n = 11) and in a free-ranging group near a human village (n = 15) in the Ecuadorian Amazon. ![]() ![]() ![]() Currently, there is a lack of surveys that report the occurrence of gastrointestinal parasites in the white-headed capuchin monkey ( Cebus albifrons).
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