title: Primatology. Human diseases threaten great apes.
abstract: Researchers are uncovering disturbing evidence that scientists and tourists are infecting wild primates with human pathogens. In response, ape specialists, including the American Society of Primatologists, are now calling for stricter health standards for researchers and tourists. They are also urging researchers to learn how to diagnose disease in their study animals.
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authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ferber
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D018420:Ape Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D006071:Gorilla gorilla; D006801:Humans; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D018419:Primate Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D011323:Primates; D012108:Research Personnel; D014195:Travel