Facial and genital lesions in baboons (Papio anubis) of Kibale National Park, Uganda

We describe and document with digital images two adult male baboons ( Papio anubis ) from the Kibale National Park, Uganda who were infected with some kind of disease having clinical signs suggestive of Treponema pallidum . One of these males was missing his premaxilla, part of the maxilla, upper in...

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Published in:Primates 2019-03, Vol.60 (2), p.109-112
Main Authors: Struhsaker, Thomas T., Angedakin, Samuel, Landsmann, Anja
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Ecology
Baboons
Behavioral Sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Canine teeth
Digital imaging
Evolutionary Biology
Face
Geographical distribution
Incisors
Lesions
Life Sciences
Males
Maxilla
National parks
News and Perspectives
Papio anubis
Penis
Premolars
Primates
Scrotum
Treponema pallidum
Zoology
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Summary:We describe and document with digital images two adult male baboons ( Papio anubis ) from the Kibale National Park, Uganda who were infected with some kind of disease having clinical signs suggestive of Treponema pallidum . One of these males was missing his premaxilla, part of the maxilla, upper incisors, canines, and possibly the first premolars. The condition of his scrotum was not seen. The other adult male had prominent inflammation of his scrotum and, to a lesser extent, his penis. Otherwise, both males appeared normal and healthy and were apparently well integrated into the same social group. These observations suggest that an earlier report of an adult female baboon living in the same area who was missing her entire premaxilla and nose and most of her maxilla may have been suffering from a similar infection, rather than a congenital disorder, as previously speculated. If these lesions were due to T. pallidum infections, then this disease has a greater geographical distribution among non-human primates than previously known.
ISSN:0032-8332
1610-7365
DOI:10.1007/s10329-019-00715-2