Chimps at risk from anthrax

Anna Armstrong

Nature, 2017, vol. 548, issue 7665, 38-38

Abstract: Anthrax threatens rainforest wildlife Anthrax is a disease that affects wildlife, livestock and humans, largely in low- and middle-income countries. To date, the disease has largely been studied in arid ecosystems, where outbreaks are commonly reported. Fabian Leendertz and colleagues study the dynamics of an anthrax-causing bacterium in a rainforest in Taï National Park, Ivory Coast, using mammal and fly samples collected over three decades. They find that anthrax is an important cause of mortality in diverse mammalian species, including chimpanzees, monkeys, duikers, mongooses and porcupines. Demographic modelling suggests that anthrax will speed up the decline of local chimpanzee populations, potentially leading to their extinction from the region.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1038/548038a

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