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1. Human Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 in Confiscated Gorilla - Volume 20, Number 11—November 2014 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC

Author

Gilardi, Kirsten VK, Oxford, Kristie L, Gardner-Roberts, David, Kinani, Jean-Felix, Spelman, Lucy, Barry, Peter A, Cranfield, Michael R, and Lowenstine, Linda J

Subjects
Medical Microbiology, Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Infection, Good Health and Well Being, Animals, Ape Diseases, Female, Gorilla gorilla, Herpes Simplex, Herpesvirus 1, Human, Humans, Clinical Sciences, Public Health and Health Services, Microbiology, Clinical sciences, Epidemiology, Health services and systems
Abstract

In 2007, we detected human herpes simplex virus type 1, which caused stomatitis, in a juvenile confiscated eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) that had a high degree of direct contact with human caretakers. Our findings confirm that pathogens can transfer between nonhuman primate hosts and humans.

Published
2014

2. Human metapneumovirus infection in wild mountain gorillas, Rwanda

Author

Palacios, Gustavo, Lowenstine, Linda J., Cranfield, Michael R., Gilardi, Kirsten V.K., Spelman, Lucy, Lukasik-Braum, Magda, Kinani, Jean-Felix, Mudakikwa, Antoine, Nyirakaragire, Elisabeth, Bussetti, Ana Valeria, Savji, Nazir, Hutchison, Stephen, Egholm, Michael, and Lipkin, W. Ian

Subjects
Epidemics -- Rwanda -- Development and progression -- Health aspects, Respiratory tract diseases -- Development and progression -- Health aspects, Disease transmission -- Development and progression -- Health aspects, Health
Abstract

The world's remaining 786 mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) live in 2 parks in Rwanda, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. An ecotourism industry for viewing human-habituated mountain [...]

Published
2011
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3. Filth flies are transport hosts of cryptosporidium parvum

Author

Graczyk, Thaddeus K., Fayer, Ronald, Cranfield, Michael R., Mhangami-Ruwende, Barbara, Knight, Ronald, Trout, James M., and Bixler, Heather

Subjects
Cryptosporidiosis -- Causes of, Flies as carriers of disease -- Research, Parasitic diseases
Abstract

Research reveals that coprophilic filth flies breeding on or in contact with fecal substrate harbor oocysts of Cryptosporidium parvum. Results also indicate that such flies become vectors for these oocysts with potential transmission of cryptosporidiosis to humans and animals., To the Editor: Infection with Cryptosporidium parvum, a zoonotic and anthroponotic coccidian parasite (1), may be fatal for persons with impaired immune systems (2), for whom a low number of [...]

Published
1999

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