Microplastic pollution is a global concern arising from the extensive production and use of plastics. The prevalence of microplastics (MPs) in the environment is escalating due in large part to the excessive use of plastics in various human-related activities. Consequently, animals are being exposed to MPs through dietary intake, which poses significant health risks to the wild populations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe (.) complex, including methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and methicillin-susceptible (MSSA), and are bacterial pathogens that are responsible for both human and animal infection. However, insights into the molecular characteristics of MRSA, MSSA, and carriages in wildlife, especially in long-tailed macaques, rarely have been reported in Thailand.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease that is ubiquitously distributed and is classified as a re-emerging infectious disease in humans and animals. Many serovars are carried by wildlife; all of them are capable of causing illness in humans. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of Leptospirosis in wild long-tailed macaques () at Kosumpee Forest Park, Mahasarakham, Thailand.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aim: In the past, the prevalence of methicillin-resistant (MRSA) infections in both humans and animals has increased across Thailand. has been associated with infections among humans, exotic pets, and livestock. Both species have been identified in non-human primate species from geographically diverse locations but not from non-human primates in Thailand.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Mekong River is a hotspot area for freshwater biodiversity, but caddisfly diversity is largely understudied. Three new species of caddisflies from three different families are described and illustrated from Khon Phapheng Waterfall, the Mekong River, Laos; Malicky & Laudee, (Hydroptilidae), Malicky & Thamsenanupap, (Polycentropodidae), and Malicky & Laudee, Malicky & Laudee, can be differentiated from the most similar Malicky 2008 by the specific shape of segment X which is long and tubular, pointed apically and curved inward then immediately upward in dorsal view. Malicky & Thamsenanupap, differs from the similar Malicky & Bunlue in Malicky et al.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGastrointestinal parasites have diverse life cycles that can involve people, animals, and the environment (e.g., water and soil), demonstrating the utility of One Health frameworks in characterizing infection risk.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEfforts to document the distribution of macaques in Thailand have been gradually improving over the past several years. Here we add to the growing database with a summary of a previously unreported population of Rhesus Macaque located at Wat Phrabuddhabat Pa Reau in Chiang Rai Province. This work is part of an on-going study addressing human-primate conflict and coexistence in Thailand.
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