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Emerg Infect Dis
; 17(4): 711-3, 2011 Apr.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21470468
RESUMO
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.