Journal of Bacteriology & Parasitology

Boon Allwin

Publications

• Research Article
  Endoparasitic Prevalence of Urban Free Ranging Bonnet macaques (Macaca radiata) in Coonoor Town, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu: A Transversal Study
  Author(s): Manick Sundar B, Boon Allwin, Stalin Vedamanickam, Anjana Mohanraj and Bharath Jothi S Manick Sundar B, Boon Allwin, Stalin Vedamanickam, Anjana Mohanraj and Bharath Jothi S
  
  Bonnet macaque (Macaca radiata) is an endemic to southern India. The species that is largely arboreal is at present found in the all types of habitat, especially those created and maintained by human beings. Bonnet macaques of late have totally shifted their activity and existence towards human habitations, in other words these animals have become urban pests creating a lot of menace in human activities. This paper aims at finding out the prevalence of endoparasites in urban free ranging population of Bonnet macaques. As they share the same interface for their daily existence a zoonotic threat may be foreseen. So, a clear picture of the endoparasitic fauna of Bonnet macaques sharing the human occupations may be useful in bringing about discrete conclusions. The species encountered in the study were Ascaris sp., Trichuris sp., Strongyloides sp. and mixed endoparasitic infections consis.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9597.1000293

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