Simple Summary Blastocystis spp. are unicellular parasites that infect the gastrointestinal
tract of humans and animals. Their occurrence in the environment had been detected in …

Balantioides coli (= Balantidium coli) is the only ciliate that parasitizes humans. Pigs are the
main reservoir. Other species, as camels, cattle, donkey, sheep and goat have been also …

Blastocystis is the most frequently observed eukaryotic gastrointestinal symbiont in humans
and animals. Its low host specificity and zoonotic potential suggest that animals might serve …

For many threatened species the rate and drivers of population decline are difficult to assess
accurately: species' surveys are typically restricted to small geographic areas, are conducted …

Background Orangutans are critically endangered primarily due to loss and fragmentation of
their natural habitat. This could bring them into closer contact with humans and increase the …

The isolated ecosystem of Rubondo Island National Park, Tanzania is an interesting model
site, inhabited by an assembly of primate species with various histories: two introduced …

Introduction Ongoing global changes, including natural land conversion for agriculture and
urbanization, modify the dynamics of human–primate contacts, resulting in increased …

Our understanding of the transmission of anthropozoonotic diseases between humans and
non-human primates, particularly great apes due to their close genetic relationship with …

Abstract The Gunung Palung Orangutan Project has conducted research on critically
endangered wild Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus wurmbii) since 1994 in Gunung …

Simple Summary Human-driven activities, including agriculture, forestry, and mining, are
destroying the natural habitats of wild great ape (bonobo, chimpanzee, gorilla, and …