Occupational health and gorilla conservation in Rwanda

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 319-325

  Ali, Robbie ^a,h   Cranfield, Mike ^b,c,d,e   Gaffikin, Lynne ^c,d,e   Mudakikwa, Tony ^d,e   Ngeruka, Leon ^f   Whittier, Chris ^d,e,g  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Baltimore Zoo   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project   (Rwanda)

^e MORRIS ANIMAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

^f Ruhengeri Hospital   (Rwanda)

^g NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation medicine; Employee health program; Gorilla conservation; Interspecies intramission; Veterinary

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; MEBENDAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSERVATION MEDICINE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GORILLA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICINE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RWANDA; SEROLOGY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SIMIAN VIRUS; TETANUS PROPHYLAXIS; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 4444366069     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2004.10.3.319     Document Type: Article

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