Campylobacteriosis, Salmonellosis, And Shigellosis In Free-Ranging Human-Habituated Mountain Gorillas Of Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorNizeyi, John Bosco
dc.contributor.authorInnocent, Rwego B.
dc.contributor.authorErume, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorKalema, Gladys R. N. N.
dc.contributor.authorCranfield, Michael R.
dc.contributor.authorGraczyk, Thaddeus K.
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-04T13:51:46Z
dc.date.available2022-02-04T13:51:46Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractFor conservation purposes and due to growing ecotourism, free-ranging mountain gorillas (Gorilla gorilla beringei) have been habituated to humans. Fecal specimens (n = 62) collected in January 1999 from mountain gorillas of the Bwindi and Mgahinga National Parks, Uganda, were tested for Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., and Shigella spp., and the overall prevalence of infection was 19%, 13%, and 6%, respectively. The prevalence of positive specimens was not related to the year of habituation of a gorilla group to humans. Campylobacter spp., Salmonella, and Shigella spp. infections were not distributed equally among the age classes of gorillas; most of the enteropathogens (80%), and all Shigella spp. organisms, S. sonnei, S. boydii, and S. flexneri, were isolated from subadults and adult gorillas with ages ranging from 6.0 to 11.9 yr. The prevalence of Campylobacter spp. and Salmonella spp. infections among human-habituated gorillas has doubled during the last 4 yr, and isolation of Shigella spp. for the first time from mountain gorillas, may indicate enhanced anthropozoonotic transmission of these enteropathogens.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNizeyi, J. B., Innocent, R. B., Erume, J., Kalema, G. R., Cranfield, M. R., & Graczyk, T. K. (2001). Campylobacteriosis, salmonellosis, and shigellosis in free-ranging human-habituated mountain gorillas of Uganda. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 37(2), 239-244.https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-37.2.239en_US
dc.identifier.issn0090-3558
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1896
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Wildlife Diseasesen_US
dc.subjectBacterial infection, Campylobacter spp., habituated free-ranging mountain gorillas, Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., surveyen_US
dc.titleCampylobacteriosis, Salmonellosis, And Shigellosis In Free-Ranging Human-Habituated Mountain Gorillas Of Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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