TY - JOUR
T1 - Human metapneumovirus infection in wild mountain gorillas, Rwanda
AU - Palacios, Gustavo
AU - Lowenstine, Linda J.
AU - Cranfield, Michael R.
AU - Gilardi, Kirsten V.K.
AU - Spelman, Lucy
AU - Lukasik-Braum, Magda
AU - Kinani, Jean Felix
AU - Mudakikwa, Antoine
AU - Nyirakaragire, Elisabeth
AU - Bussetti, Ana Valeria
AU - Savji, Nazir
AU - Hutchison, Stephen
AU - Egholm, Michael
AU - Ian Lipkin, W.
PY - 2011/4
Y1 - 2011/4
N2 - The genetic relatedness of mountain gorillas and humans has led to concerns about interspecies transmission of infectious agents. Human-to-gorilla transmission may explain human metapneumovirus in 2 wild mountain gorillas that died during a respiratory disease outbreak in Rwanda in 2009. Surveillance is needed to ensure survival of these critically endangered animals.
AB - The genetic relatedness of mountain gorillas and humans has led to concerns about interspecies transmission of infectious agents. Human-to-gorilla transmission may explain human metapneumovirus in 2 wild mountain gorillas that died during a respiratory disease outbreak in Rwanda in 2009. Surveillance is needed to ensure survival of these critically endangered animals.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79953694173&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3201/eid1704.100883
DO - 10.3201/eid1704.100883
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79953694173
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 17
SP - 711
EP - 713
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 4
ER -