@article{fdi:010050495,
  title = {{A}nthrax in western and {C}entral {A}frican great apes},
  author = {{L}eendertz, {F}.{H}. and {L}ankester, {F}. and {G}uislain, {P}. and {N}eel, {C}{\'e}cile and {D}rori, {O}. and {D}upain, {J}. and {S}peede, {S}. and {R}eed, {P}. and {W}olfe, {N}. and {L}oul, {S}everin and {M}poudi {N}gol{\'e}, {E}. and {P}eeters, {M}artine and {B}oesch, {C}. and {P}auli, {G}. and {E}llerbrok, {H}. and {L}eroy, {E}ric},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}uring the period of {D}ecember 2004 to {J}anuary 2005, {B}acillus anthracis killed three wild chimpanzees ({P}an troglodytes troglodytes) and one gorilla ({G}orilla gorilla gorilla) in a tropical forest in {C}ameroon. {W}hile this is the second anthrax outbreak in wild chimpanzees, this is the first case of anthrax in gorillas ever reported. {T}he number of great apes in {C}entral {A}frica is dramatically declining and the populations are seriously threatened by diseases, mainly {E}bola. {N}evertheless, a considerable number of deaths cannot be attributed to {E}bola virus and remained unexplained. {O}ur results show that diseases other than {E}bola may also threaten wild great apes, and indicate that the role of anthrax in great ape mortality may have been underestimated. {T}hese results suggest that risk identification, assessment, and management for the survival of the last great apes should be performed with an open mind, since various pathogens with distinct characteristics in epidemiology and pathogenicity may impact the populations. {A}n animal mortality monitoring network covering the entire {A}frican tropical forest, with the dual aims of preventing both great ape extinction and human disease outbreaks, will create necessary baseline data for such risk assessments and management plans. {A}m. {J}. {P}rimatol. 68:928-933, 2006. (c) 2006 {W}iley-{L}iss, {I}nc.},
  keywords = {anthrax ; {E}bola ; great apes ; population decline ; {C}ameroon ; risk analyses},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {P}rimatology},
  volume = {68},
  numero = {9},
  pages = {928--933},
  ISSN = {0275-2565},
  year = {2006},
  DOI = {10.1002/ajp.20298},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010050495},
}