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Pasteurella multocida involved in respiratory disease of wild chimpanzees.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2011
Köndgen Sophie, Leider Michaela, Lankester Felix, Bethe Astrid, Lübke-Becker Antina, Leendertz Fabian H, Ewers Christa
Abstract excerpt
Pasteurella multocida can cause a variety of diseases in various species of mammals and birds throughout the world but nothing is known about its importance for wild great apes. In this study we isolated P. multocida from wild living, habituated chimpanzees from Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire. Isolates originated from two chimpanzees that died during a respiratory disease outbreak in 2004 as well as from one...
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