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Researchers' work from Kyoto University focuses on life sciences
March 11th, 2008
New research, 'Chimpanzee deaths at Mahale caused by a flu-like disease,' is the subject of a report. According to a study from Kyoto, Japan, "A flu-like disease spread among chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) of the M group at Mahale Mountains National Park, Tanzania, from June to July 2006. This epizootic or epidemic killed up to 12 chimpanzees." "The obvious evidence of their deaths came from finding the bodies of three infants who had previously shown some symptoms of the disease. At least one of these infants died of pneumonia. In addition, nine chimpanzees were missing after the outbreak. These individuals were assumed to have been killed by this...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-03-11)
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