Exploring the impact of human illnesses on chimp health and the importance of implementing conservation measures, especially in wildlife tourism. Highlighting the need for education, accreditation, and hygiene practices to safeguard chimpanzee populations in Uganda and ongoing research on disease transmission between humans and chimps.
The phenomenon of animals catching diseases from humans, called reverse zoonoses, has had a severe impact on great ape populations, often representing a bigger threat than habitat loss or poaching.
However, while many scientists and conservationists agree that human diseases pose one of the greatest risks to great apes today there are a few efforts under way to use a research-based approach to mitigate this problem.
This is an audio version of our Feature Chimpanzees are dying from our colds — these scientists are trying to save them
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