Chimpanzees (IMAGE)

Emory Health Sciences

Chimpanzees

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Chimpanzees, a threatened species of great ape, in Uganda's Kibale National Park. The review of disease dynamics in wild primate species 'gives critical insights that are applicable not just to conservation, but to our understanding of emerging infectious diseases and human health,' says Thomas Gillespie, lead author of the review and a primate disease ecologist at Emory University.

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