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Science 25 August 2000:
Vol. 289. no. 5483, pp. 1277 - 1278
DOI: 10.1126/science.289.5483.1277
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PRIMATOLOGY:
Human Diseases Threaten Great Apes

Dan Ferber

Researchers are uncovering disturbing evidence that scientists and tourists are infecting wild primates with human pathogens. In response, ape specialists, including the American Society of Primatologists, are now calling for stricter health standards for researchers and tourists. They are also urging researchers to learn how to diagnose disease in their study animals.

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