Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Wild Mountain Gorillas, Rwanda

Palacios, Gustavo; Lowenstine, Linda J.; Cranfield, Michael R.; Gilardi, Kirsten V.K.; Spelman, Lucy; Lukasik-Braum, Magda; Kinani, Jean-Felix; Mudakikwa, Antoine; Nyirakaragire, Elisabeth; Bussetti, Ana Valeria; Savji, Nazir; Hutchison, Stephen; Egholm, Michael; Lipkin, W. Ian

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Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Wild Mountain Gorillas, Rwanda

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Apr 2011
By Palacios, Gustavo ; Lowenstine, Linda J. ; Cranfield, Michael R. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Palacios, Gustavo ; Lowenstine, Linda J. ; Cranfield, Michael R. ; Gilardi, Kirsten V.K. ; Spelman, Lucy ; Lukasik-Braum, Magda ; Kinani, Jean-Felix ; Mudakikwa, Antoine ; Nyirakaragire, Elisabeth ; Bussetti, Ana Valeria ; Savji, Nazir ; Hutchison, Stephen ; Egholm, Michael ; Lipkin, W. Ian
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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.
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Animals Ape Diseases Bayes Theorem Female Gorilla Gorilla Humans Male Metapneumovirus Molecular Sequence Data Paramyxoviridae Infections Rna, Viral Sequence Analysis
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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(4):711-713.
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Journal Article
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Rwanda
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17
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4
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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