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Long-term monitoring of microsporidia, Cryptosporidium and Giardia infections in western Lowland Gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) at different stages of habituation in Dzanga Sangha Protected Areas, Central African Republic.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Sak Bohumil, Petrzelkova Klara J, Kvetonova Dana, Mynarova Anna, Shutt Kathryn A, Pomajbikova Katerina, Kalousova Barbora, Modry David, Benavides Julio, Todd Angelique, Kvac Martin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Infectious diseases pose one of the greatest threats to endangered species, and a risk of gastrointestinal parasite transmission from humans to wildlife has always been considered as a major concern of tourism. Increased anthropogenic impact on primate populations may result in general changes in communities of their parasites, and also in a direct exchange of parasites between humans and primates....
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