Lessons from naked apes and their infections

Journal of Medical Primatology

Volumn 36, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 172-179

  Weiss, Robin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution; Human; Infections; Lice; Naked apes; Transmission

Indexed keywords

APE; CHIMPANZEE; COMMENSAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; EBOLA VIRUS; ECTOPARASITE; EVOLUTION; GORILLA; HABITAT; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HERPES VIRUS; HOMINID; HOST; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPE 16; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS TYPE 18; INFLUENZA VIRUS; LOUSE; MEASLES VIRUS; MONKEYPOX VIRUS; NIPAH VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PAPILLOMA VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABIES VIRUS; RETROVIRUS; RHADINOVIRUS; SARS CORONAVIRUS; SMALLPOX VIRUS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HUMANS; MACACA; MONKEY DISEASES;

HOMINIDAE; PAN; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PHTHIRAPTERA; PRIMATES; RICHES;

EID: 34547093208     PISSN: 00472565     EISSN: 16000684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0684.2007.00235.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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