Browsing by Author "Calvignac-Spencer, Sebastien"

Habituation of wild great apes for tourism and research has had a significant positive effect on the conservation of these species. However, risks associated with such activities have been identified, specifically the ...

2021-10-13Zeitschriftenartikel

Leprosy in wild chimpanzees

Hockings, Kimberley J.; Mubemba, Benjamin; Avanzi, Charlotte; Pleh, Kamilla; Düx, Ariane; Bersacola, Elena; Bessa, Joana; Ramon, Marina; Metzger, Sonja; Patrono, Livia V.; Jaffe, Jenny E.; Benjak, Andrej; Bonneaud, Camille; Busso, Philippe; Couacy-Hymann, Emmanuel; Gado, Moussa; Gagneux, Sebastien; Johnson, Roch C.; Kodio, Mamoudou; Lynton-Jenkins, Joschua; Morozova, Irina; Mätz-Rensing, Kerstin; Regalla, Aissa; Said, Abílio R.; Schuenemann, Verena J.; Sow, Samba O.; Spencer, John S.; Ulrich, Markus; Zoubi, Hyacinthe; Cole, Stewart T.; Wittig, Roman M.; Calvignac-Spencer, Sebastien; Leendertz, Fabian H.

Humans are considered as the main host for Mycobacterium leprae1, the aetiological agent of leprosy, but spillover has occurred to other mammals that are now maintenance hosts, such as nine-banded armadillos and red ...