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The article presents the abstract of the paper "Systematic Disease Monitoring in Wild Great Apes - Examples From the Chimpanzees of the Tai National Park, Côte D'Ivore," by F.H. Leendertz and colleagues, to be presented at the 21st Congress of the International Primatological Society in Entebbe, Uganda from June 25 to 30, 2006.

The article presents the abstract of the paper "Preserving Forest Diversity for Great Apes Health-Example of Clinical Signs, Lesions and Plants Uses When Oesophagostomum Infection Occurs in Free-Ranging Great Apes," by S. Krief and colleagues, to be presented at the 21st Congress of the International Primatological Society in Entebbe, Uganda from June 25 to 30, 2006.

Clin Microbiol Infect 2012; 18: 521-527 Abstract Emerging zoonotic infectious diseases pose a serious threat to global health. This is especially true in relation to the great apes, whose close phylogenetic relationship with humans results in a high potential for microorganism exchange. In this review, we show how studies of the microorganisms of wild great apes can lead to the discovery of novel pathogens of importance for humans. We also illustrate how these primates, living in their natural habitats, can serve as sentinels for outbreaks of human disease in regions with a high likelihood of disease emergence. Greater sampling efforts and improvements in sample preservation and diagnostic capacity are rapidly improving our understanding of the diversity and distribution of microorganisms in wild great apes. Linking non-invasive diagnostic data with observational health data from great apes habituated to human presence is a promising approach for the discovery of pathogens of high relevance for humans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]