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Ecological drivers of helminth infection patterns in the Virunga Massif mountain gorilla population [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022
The Virunga Massif mountain gorilla population has been periodically monitored since the early 1970s, with gradually increasing effort. The population declined drastically in the 1970s, but the numbers stabilized in the 1980s.
‪Jan Šlapeta, D Modry
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A near telomere-to-telomere phased reference assembly for the male mountain gorilla [PDF]

Scientific Data
The endangered mountain gorilla, Gorilla beringei beringei, faces numerous threats to its survival, highlighting the urgent need for genomic resources to aid conservation efforts.
David R. Nelson, Richard Muvunyi, Khaled M. Hazzouri, Jean-Claude Tumushime, Gaspard Nzayisenga, Nziza Julius, Wim Meert, Latifa Karim, Wouter Coppieters, Katherine M. Munson, DongAhn Yoo, Evan E. Eichler, Kourosh Salehi-Ashtiani, Jean-Claude Twizere   +13 more
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Rapid transmission of respiratory infections within but not between mountain gorilla groups [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2021
Minimizing disease transmission between humans and wild apes and controlling outbreaks in ape populations is vital to both ape conservation and human health, but information on the transmission of real infections in wild populations is rare.
Robin E. Morrison, Yvonne Mushimiyimana, Tara S. Stoinski, Winnie Eckardt   +3 more
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Lack of Rule-Adherence During Mountain Gorilla Tourism Encounters in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda, Places Gorillas at Risk From Human Disease [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
Mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) are an endangered primate species, with ~43% of the 1,063 individuals that remain on the planet today residing in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (BINP) in southwestern Uganda.
Annalisa Weber, Annalisa Weber, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Nancy J. Stevens, Nancy J. Stevens   +4 more
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Analyzing the popularity of YouTube videos that violate mountain gorilla tourism regulations. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2020
Although ecotourism is expected to be compatible with conservation, it often imposes negative effects on wildlife. The ecotourism of endangered mountain gorillas has attracted many tourists and functioned as a key component of their conservation.
Ryoma Otsuka, Gen Yamakoshi
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Dietary Variability Among Mountain Gorilla Groups Across Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Gaining a more complete understanding of a species' dietary variability is crucial to properly discern distribution, population growth trends, and conservation actions.
H. Ihimbazwe, J. D. Tuyizere, L. Kayitete, D. Abavandimwe, A. K. Kamanzi Shimwa, M. L. Power, C. C. Grueter, M. Flint, J. D. Nsanzineza, A. Jonas, G. Kwibuka, D. Ishimwe, F. Ndagijimana, J. D. Hakizimana, P. Uwingeli, S. C. McFarlin, M. M. Robbins, T. S. Stoinski, W. Eckardt   +18 more
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Mountain gorilla lymphocryptovirus has Epstein-Barr virus-like epidemiology and pathology in infants [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2017
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infects greater than 90% of humans, is recognized as a significant comorbidity with HIV/AIDS, and is an etiologic agent for some human cancers. The critically endangered mountain gorilla population was suspected of infection with
Tierra Smiley Evans, Linda J. Lowenstine, Kirsten V. Gilardi, Peter A. Barry, Benard J. Ssebide, Jean Felix Kinani, Fred Nizeyimana, Jean Bosco Noheri, Michael R. Cranfield, Antoine Mudakikwa, Tracey Goldstein, Jonna A. K. Mazet, Christine Kreuder Johnson   +12 more
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The gestural repertoire of Bwindi mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei): gesture form and frequency of use [PDF]

Animal Cognition
Over recent decades comprehensive catalogues of vocal, facial, and gestural signals have been established for most great ape species; however, a systematic description of wild gorilla gestural behaviour, particularly of the Eastern gorilla species ...
Charlotte Grund, Martha M. Robbins, Catherine Hobaiter   +2 more
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The management of mountain gorilla tourism in Uganda: Are the socio-economic benefits realised?

The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 2022
Despite being endangered, the mountain gorilla (gorilla beringei beringei) is inextricably linked to tourism. With only 1069 primates globally, expanded conservation initiatives need to be extended to allow for continuous and sustainable benefits from ...
Gift Muresherwa, Washington Makuzva, Cynthia N. Dube, Imelda Amony   +3 more
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Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Detected in Mountain Gorilla Respiratory Outbreaks. [PDF]

Ecohealth, 2020
Respiratory illness (RI) accounts for a large proportion of mortalities in mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei), and fatal outbreaks, including disease caused by human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections, have heightened concern about the risk of ...
Mazet JAK, Genovese BN, Harris LA, Cranfield M, Noheri JB, Kinani JF, Zimmerman D, Bahizi M, Mudakikwa A, Goldstein T, Gilardi KVK.   +10 more
europepmc   +2 more sources