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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Anthrax in western and Central African great apes
American Journal of Primatology, Volume 68, No. 9, Year 2006
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During the period of December 2004 to January 2005, Bacillus anthracis killed three wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) and one gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in a tropical forest in Cameroon. While this is the second anthrax outbreak in wild chimpanzees, this is the first case of anthrax in gorillas ever reported. The number of great apes in Central Africa is dramatically declining and the populations are seriously threatened by diseases, mainly Ebola. Nevertheless, a considerable number of deaths cannot be attributed to Ebola virus and remained unexplained. Our results show that diseases other than Ebola may also threaten wild great apes, and indicate that the role of anthrax in great ape mortality may have been underestimated. These results suggest that risk identification, assessment, and management for the survival of the last great apes should be performed with an open mind, since various pathogens with distinct characteristics in epidemiology and pathogenicity may impact the populations. An animal mortality monitoring network covering the entire African tropical forest, with the dual aims of preventing both great ape extinction and human disease outbreaks, will create necessary baseline data for such risk assessments and management plans. © 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Leendertz, Fabian Hubertus
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Germany, Berlin
Robert Koch Institute
Lankester, Felix
Cameroon, Limbe
Limbe Wildlife Centre
Guislain, Patrick
Cameroon, Yaounde
Projet Grands Singes Pgs
Netherlands, Antwerpen
Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
Néel, Cécile
France, Montpellier
Ird Centre de Montpellier
Cameroon, Yaounde
Pressica
Drori, Ofir
Cameroon, Yaounde
Last Great Ape Organisation
Dupain, Jef
Cameroon, Yaounde
Projet Grands Singes Pgs
Netherlands, Antwerpen
Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
Speede, Sheri
Unknown Affiliation
Reed, Patricia E.
United States, New York
Wildlife Conservation Society
Wolfe, Nathan D.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Loul, Sévérin
France, Montpellier
Ird Centre de Montpellier
Cameroon, Yaounde
Pressica
Mpoudi-Ngolé, Eitel
France, Montpellier
Ird Centre de Montpellier
Cameroon, Yaounde
Pressica
Peeters, Martine F.
France, Montpellier
Ird Centre de Montpellier
Boesch, Christophe
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Pauli, Georg
Germany, Berlin
Robert Koch Institute
Ellerbrok, Heinz
Germany, Berlin
Robert Koch Institute
Leroy, Éric Maurice
France, Montpellier
Ird Centre de Montpellier
Gabon, Franceville
Centre International de Recherche Médicale de Franceville
Statistics
Citations: 69
Authors: 16
Affiliations: 11
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/ajp.20298
ISSN:
02752565
e-ISSN:
10982345
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Locations
Cameroon