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R eye's or R eye's‐like syndrome in western lowland gorilla ( G orilla gorilla gorilla )
Author(s) -
Minter Larry J.,
Cullen John M.,
Loomis Michael R.
Publication year - 2012
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.1600-0684.2012.00554.x
Subject(s) - gorilla , primate , biology , medicine , ecology , paleontology
Background A 15‐year‐old western lowland gorilla ( G orilla gorilla gorilla ) died shortly after transfer to the N orth C arolina Z oo. Methods Complete blood count, serum biochemical analysis, and necropsy were performed. Results Combination of compatible clinical signs, biochemical and histopathological findings fulfilled all of the CDC definition criteria of R eye's or a R eye's like syndrome. Conclusions This report describes a case of R eye's syndrome or R eye's‐like syndrome in a non‐human primate.