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A Review of the Use of Primates in Studying Human Schistosomiasis
Author(s) -
Sturrock R.F.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0684.1986.tb00296.x
Subject(s) - schistosomiasis , non human , rodent , endangered species , nonhuman primate , biology , zoology , ecology , evolutionary biology , helminths , epistemology , philosophy , habitat
Rodents, useful models for studies of human schistosomiasis not ethically possible in man, are not satisfactory in every respect. Primates, in many ways better models than rodents, though too expensive for general use, remain invaluable for testing the relevance of rodent findings to man. Higher primates such as chimpanzees are ideal models but, as endangered species, should only be used for critical studies for which lower, nonhuman primates are unsuitable.