Using retrospective health data from the Gombe chimpanzee study to inform future monitoring efforts

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 897-908

  Lonsdorf, E V ^a,b,e   Travis, D ^a   Pusey, A E ^c   Goodall, J ^d  

^a Lincoln Park Zoo ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d The Jane Goodall Institute   (United States)

^e Lincoln Park Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimpanzees; Disease; Health; Retrospective studies; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SPREAD; HABITAT LOSS; MORTALITY; POPULATION SIZE; PRIMATE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APE DISEASE; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PAN TROGLODYTES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TANZANIA; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; APE DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; PAN TROGLODYTES; RECORDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TANZANIA; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; GOMBE NATIONAL PARK; KIGOMA [TANZANIA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

MAMMALIA; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 33748344251     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20296     Document Type: Article

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