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- The study identifies a unique pinworm species that infects slow lorises, marking the first instance of such an infection outside Africa.
- A detailed comparison of male and female worms, along with fourth-stage larvae, was conducted in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo.
- The research indicates that this pinworm may be more closely related to those infecting Old World primates rather than those found in lemurs, suggesting a potential reclassification.
Article Abstract
is the only pinworm species known to infect strepsirrhine primates outside Africa, and the only pinworm species yet described in slow lorises. Here, we provided a detailed morphological comparison of female and male worms, and a first description of fourth-stage larvae collected from free-living slow lorises () in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Using mitochondrial and nuclear markers, we also reconstructed the species' phylogenetic relationship with other pinworms infecting primates. Both morphological and molecular results indicated a distinct association between and its host. However, while taxonomy identified this species as a member of the clade and grouped pinworms infecting lemurs and slow lorises together, phylogenetic reconstruction split them, placing within the clade. Our results suggest that may represent a different taxon altogether, and that it is more closely related to pinworm species infecting Old World primates outside Madagascar. (Foitová et al., 2008) n. comb. is also proposed.
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- * There's a lack of specific guidelines for diagnosing EGID in adults, and while screening for parasitic infections is recommended for certain inflammatory bowel disease patients, a more detailed approach to identifying potential parasitic infections and related diagnostic tests is needed.
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