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 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 ResearchConceptsAtypical lymphoid hyperplasiaCause of morbidityCause of mortalityImportant age groupHepatic capillariasisLymphoid hyperplasiaRespiratory infectionsRetrospective reviewHistopathology reportsHistological evidenceCommon causeMorbiditySurvival rateSignificant causeAge groupsMortalityLong-term studiesInfantsInfant mortalityGastrointestinal parasitismCauseComprehensive health monitoringReport