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Survey of infections transmissible between baboons and humans, Cape Town, South Africa |
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| Authors: | Drewe Julian A O'Riain M Justin Beamish Esme Currie Hamish Parsons Sven |
| Affiliation: | Royal Veterinary College, London, UK. jdrewe@rvc.ac.uk |
| Abstract: | Baboons on South Africa's Cape Peninsula come in frequent contact with humans. To determine potential health risks for both species, we screened 27 baboons from 5 troops for 10 infections. Most (56%) baboons had antibodies reactive or cross-reactive to human viruses. Spatial overlap between these species poses low but potential health risks. |
| Keywords: | animals wild communicable diseases infection Papio ursinus public health zoonoses anthroponoses Cape Peninsula South Africa |
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