February 11, 2007

Yaws disease among gorillas and the affect it has on reproductive success

In the past, we have covered how pathogens like Ebola virus and Anthrax bacteria are causing thousands of deaths among great ape populations in Africa. In this post I will introduce another pathogen, one that causes Yaws disease, that is having severe affect on the reproductive success of gorillas, as reported by Florence Levréro et [...]