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Review of medical literature of great apes in the 1980s
Author(s) -
Janssen Donald L.,
Bush R. Mitchell
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
zoo biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1098-2361
pISSN - 0733-3188
DOI - 10.1002/zoo.1430090206
Subject(s) - gorilla , biology , etiology , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , virology , pathology , medicine , paleontology
The medical problems of great apes including gorillas ( Gorilla gorilla ), orangutans ( Pongo pymaeus ), and chimpanzees ( Pan sp. ) published during the last decade are reviewed. Anesthetic techniques, diseases or organ systems, neoplasia, infectious diseases, and reproductive problems are reviewed. Gonadal tumors and atherosclerosis in great apes appear frequently in the literature. Diseases with suspected viral etiology include papillomas in chimpanzees, retrovirus‐associated lymphomas in gorillas, and various herpesvirus disease. Technology developed for human medicine has expanded the diagnostic opportunities for clinicians working with great apes.