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Monday, May 4, 2020

Science, 1 May 2020 - Primatologists work to keep great apes safe from coronavirus

Title:
Primatologists work to keep great apes safe from coronavirus

Author:
Ann Gibbons

Published:
Science, 1 May 2020

From the article:
"Human respiratory viruses are already the leading cause of death in chimp communities at Kibale and at Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania, where Jane Goodall worked, according to a study by Goldberg and colleagues. Now, as COVID-19 spreads closer to endangered great apes in Africa and Asia, researchers and veterinarians are gearing up to protect the apes as well as local people."

To read this article:
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/primatologists-work-keep-great-apes-safe-coronavirus