Update on great ape population health, disease
control and outbreak response
Since publication of the Best Practice Guidelines for Health Monitoring
and Disease Control in Great Ape Populations (Gilardi et al., 2015), great
ape tourism has continued to gain in popularity, and landscape
conversion continues on a steep trajectory. Concurrently, extensive
research has been conducted on pathogens infecting wild great apes,
including findings from recent Ebola and COVID-19 outbreaks. These
events have provided opportunities to develop, apply and assess disease
prevention planning in real-world scenarios, and also heightened a global
sense of urgency around the importance of preventing human disease
transmission to wild great apes. The purpose of this update is to provide
new and additional information on great ape health, disease control and
outbreak response, to complement the 2015 guidelines.
Citation: Gilardi, K.V., Düx, A., Gillespie, T.R., Kalema-Zikusoka, G., Leendertz, F., Nze-Nkogue, C., Patrono, L.V., Raphael, J, Sulistyo, F., Syaluha, E.K. & Whittier, C. (2025).An update on great ape population health, disease control and outbreak response. Supplement to the best practice guidelines for health monitoring and disease control in great ape populations. Sunderland-Groves, J.L., Williamson, E.A. & Macfie, E.J. (Eds.). Gland, Switzerland: IUCN.
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