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Nature. 430(6998):451-2, 2004 Jul 22.

Anthrax kills wild chimpanzees in a tropical rainforest.

Leendertz FH, Ellerbrok H, Boesch C, Couacy-Hymann E, Matz-Rensing K, Hakenbeck R, Bergmann C, Abaza P, Junglen S, Moebius Y, Vigilant L, Formenty P, Pauli G

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany.

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Article type: Curated - Canary ID: 2095

Cause and Effect Analysis Interspecies susceptibility data Shared exposures with humans Shared outcomes with humans Gene sequence data
Yes No No No No
Study type N Routes Sampling Controls Timing
descriptive 8 ingestion, inhalation - - concurrent
Exposures Bacillus anthracis
Outcomes Anthrax
Death
Species Pan troglodytes
Locations
CÔte D'ivoire Côte D'ivoire (general) Parc National de Tai (park)

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