Nodular worm infection in wild chimpanzees in Western Uganda: a risk for human health?

• Main Authors: Sabrina Krief (Author), Benjamin Vermeulen (Author), Sophie Lafosse (Author), John M Kasenene (Author), Adélaïde Nieguitsila (Author), Madeleine Berthelemy (Author), Monique L'hostis (Author), Odile Bain (Author), Jacques Guillot (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study focused on Oeosophagostomum sp., and more especially on O. bifurcum, as a parasite that can be lethal to humans and is widespread among humans and monkeys in endemic regions, but has not yet been documented in apes. Its epidemiology and the role played by non-human primates in its transmi...