Respiratory disease in mountain gorillas (gorilla beringei beringei) in rwanda, 1990-2010: Outbreaks, clinical course, and medical management

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1027-1035

  Spelman, Lucy H ^a,d   Gilardi, Kirsten V K ^b   Lukasik Braum, Magdalena ^a   Kinani, Jean Felix ^a   Nyirakaragire, Elisabeth ^c   Lowenstine, Linda J ^b   Cranfield, Michael R ^a,b  

^a Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Rwanda Development Board   (Rwanda)

^d RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Gorilla; habituation; mountain gorilla; outbreak; respiratory disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892423426     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/2013-0014R.1     Document Type: Article

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