Abstract
The genetic relatedness of mountain gorillas and humans has led to concerns about interspecies transmission of infectious agents. Human-to-gorilla transmission may explain human metapneumovirus in 2 wild mountain gorillas that died during a respiratory disease outbreak in Rwanda in 2009. Surveillance is needed to ensure survival of these critically endangered animals.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Ape Diseases / epidemiology*
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Ape Diseases / mortality
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Ape Diseases / transmission
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Bayes Theorem
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Female
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Gorilla gorilla / virology*
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Humans
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Male
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Metapneumovirus / genetics
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Metapneumovirus / physiology*
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Paramyxoviridae Infections / epidemiology
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Paramyxoviridae Infections / mortality
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Paramyxoviridae Infections / transmission
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Paramyxoviridae Infections / veterinary*
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RNA, Viral / genetics
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Rwanda / epidemiology
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Sequence Analysis