2023
Projecting the impact of an ebola virus outbreak on endangered mountain gorillas
Zimmerman D, Hardgrove E, Sullivan S, Mitchell S, Kambale E, Nziza J, Ssebide B, Shalukoma C, Cranfield M, Pandit P, Troth S, Callicrate T, Miller P, Gilardi K, Lacy R. Projecting the impact of an ebola virus outbreak on endangered mountain gorillas. Scientific Reports 2023, 13: 5675. PMID: 37029156, PMCID: PMC10082040, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-32432-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDisease OutbreaksEbolavirusGorilla gorillaHemorrhagic Fever, EbolaHominidaeHumans
2021
Metastatic perioral melanoma in a wild mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)
Syaluha E, Zimmerman D, Ramer J, Gilardi K, Kabuyaya M, Cranfield MR, Kent MS, Corner SM, Yeh N, Lowenstine L. Metastatic perioral melanoma in a wild mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei). Journal Of Medical Primatology 2021, 50: 197-200. PMID: 33893639, DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12521.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Detected in Mountain Gorilla Respiratory Outbreaks
Mazet JAK, Genovese BN, Harris LA, Cranfield M, Noheri JB, Kinani JF, Zimmerman D, Bahizi M, Mudakikwa A, Goldstein T, Gilardi KVK. Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Detected in Mountain Gorilla Respiratory Outbreaks. EcoHealth 2020, 17: 449-460. PMID: 33345293, PMCID: PMC7750032, DOI: 10.1007/s10393-020-01506-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDisease OutbreaksEcosystemFecesGorilla gorillaHumansRespiratory Syncytial Virus, HumanConceptsRespiratory illnessPolymerase chain reactionClinical signsFecal samplesHuman Metapneumovirus InfectionHuman respiratory syncytial virusRespiratory syncytial virusHuman respiratory virusesMolecular epidemiologic studiesFree-ranging mountain gorillasGorilla fecal samplesHuman pathogen transmissionMetapneumovirus infectionRespiratory virusesON1 genotypeSyncytial virusEpidemiologic studiesRespiratory outbreaksConventional polymerase chain reactionChain reactionFatal outbreaksGorilla healthHMPVHRSVIllnessANESTHESIA WITH MEDETOMIDINEKETAMINE AND DEXMEDETOMIDINEKETAMINE IN MOUNTAIN GORILLAS (GORILLA BERINGEI BERINGEI)
Jaffe JE, Jourdan B, Cranfield M, Gilardi K, Zimmerman D. ANESTHESIA WITH MEDETOMIDINEKETAMINE AND DEXMEDETOMIDINEKETAMINE IN MOUNTAIN GORILLAS (GORILLA BERINGEI BERINGEI). Journal Of Zoo And Wildlife Medicine 2020, 51: 507-513. PMID: 33480526, DOI: 10.1638/2018-0212.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Morbidity and mortality in infant mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei): A 46‐year retrospective review
Hassell JM, Zimmerman D, Cranfield MR, Gilardi K, Mudakikwa A, Ramer J, Nyirakaragire E, Lowenstine LJ. Morbidity and mortality in infant mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei): A 46‐year retrospective review. American Journal Of Primatology 2017, 79 PMID: 28749595, DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDemocratic Republic of the CongoGorilla gorillaMortalityRetrospective StudiesRwandaUgandaConceptsAtypical lymphoid hyperplasiaCause of morbidityCause of mortalityImportant age groupHepatic capillariasisLymphoid hyperplasiaRespiratory infectionsRetrospective reviewHistopathology reportsHistological evidenceCommon causeMorbiditySurvival rateSignificant causeAge groupsMortalityLong-term studiesInfantsInfant mortalityGastrointestinal parasitismCauseComprehensive health monitoringReport
2014
Tool use for food acquisition in a wild mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)
Kinani J, Zimmerman D. Tool use for food acquisition in a wild mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei). American Journal Of Primatology 2014, 77: 353-357. PMID: 25452208, DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22351.Peer-Reviewed Original Research