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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Chimpanzee deaths at Mahale caused by a flu-like disease
Primates, Volume 49, No. 1, Year 2008
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Description
A flu-like disease spread among chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) of the M group at Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania, from June to July 2006. This epizootic or epidemic killed up to 12 chimpanzees. The obvious evidence of their deaths came from finding the bodies of three infants who had previously shown some symptoms of the disease. At least one of these infants died of pneumonia. In addition, nine chimpanzees were missing after the outbreak. These individuals were assumed to have been killed by this epizootic because most of them had contact with the infected individuals on the last days they were observed. We also found two dead bodies during this period, which were thought to be those of two missing individuals. We confirmed 23 (35.4%) of 65 individuals of the M group showed some symptoms of the disease, although most of them (20/23) did not die. More than half of them (14/23) had kin showing symptoms. Since this epizootic may have been caused by contact with humans, it will be necessary to establish and follow appropriate protocols for researchers, tourists, and park staff to observe chimpanzees, and to explore the mechanism of disease transmission from humans to chimpanzees and among chimpanzees. © Japan Monkey Centre and Springer 2007.
Authors & Co-Authors
Hanamura, Shunkichi
Japan, Kyoto
Kyoto University
Kiyono, Mieko
Japan, Kyoto
Kyoto University
Lukasik-Braum, Magdalena
Tanzania
Nomad, Tanzania
Mlengeya, Titus D.K.
Tanzania, Arusha
Tanzania National Parks
Fujimoto, Mariko
Japan, Hikone
The University of Shiga Prefecture
Nakamura, Michio
Japan, Kyoto
Kyoto University
Nishida, Toshisada
Japan, Inuyama
Japan Monkey Centre
Statistics
Citations: 54
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10329-007-0054-1
ISSN:
00328332
Study Locations
Tanzania