Potentially Zoonotic Enteric Infections in Gorillas and Chimpanzees, Cameroon and Tanzania

Overview

Journal Emerg Infect Dis

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2024 Feb 26

PMID 38407249

Authors

Emily K Strahan

Jacob Witherbee

Richard Bergl

Elizabeth V Lonsdorf

Dismas Mwacha

Deus Mjungu

Mimi Arandjelovic

Romanus Ikfuingei

Karen Terio

Dominic A Travis

Thomas R Gillespie

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Abstract

Despite zoonotic potential, data are lacking on enteric infection diversity in wild apes. We employed a novel molecular diagnostic platform to detect enteric infections in wild chimpanzees and gorillas. Prevalent Cryptosporidium parvum, adenovirus, and diarrheagenic Escherichia coli across divergent sites and species demonstrates potential widespread circulation among apes in Africa.

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