| prevalence of shigellosis and other enteric pathogens in a zoologic collection of primates. | an epidemiologic study of shigellosis was the preliminary step in the formulation of a plan for the control of devastating infectious diseases in nonhuman primates at the national zoological park. data were collected from primate groups with enzootic shigellosis and included the following species: white-cheeked and siamong gibbons (hylobates concolor and h syndactylies); lion-tailed, celebes, and barbary macaques (macaca silenus, m nigera, and m sylvanus); black and white colobus monkeys (colobu ... | 1993 | 8407446 |
| protein deficiency in a colony of western lowland gorillas (gorilla g. gorilla) | a syndrome of alopecia and weight loss in a colony of 10 western lowland gorillas (gorilla gorilla gorilla) in gabon during a 3-yr period was apparently due to a dietary protein deficiency, with nine individuals affected to some extent. the most severely afflicted was a 4-yr-old female who eventually died as a result of acute gastroenteritis caused by shigella flexneri. clinical signs included chronic alopecia, hair discoloration, failure to thrive, and weight loss, and their severity was direct ... | 1998 | 9809596 |