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      Primates and primatologists: social contexts for interspecies pathogen transmission : Primates and Primatologists

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      American Journal of Primatology
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          <p class="first" id="P1">Humans and nonhuman primates (NHP) interact in a variety of contexts. The frequency, duration and intensity of interspecies interaction influence the likelihood that contact results in cross-species transmission of infectious agents. Here we present results of a cross-sectional survey of attendees at a national conference of primatologists, characterizing their occupational exposures to NHP. Of 116 individuals who participated in the study, 68.1% reported having worked with NHP in a field setting, 68.1% in a laboratory setting and 24.1% at a zoo or animal sanctuary. Most subjects (N=98, 84.5%) reported having worked with multiple NHP taxa, including 46 (39.7%) who had worked with more than 5 distinct taxa. Sixty-nine subjects (59.5%) recalled having been scratched by a NHP and 48 (41.1%) had been bitten; 32 subjects reporting being bitten more than once. Eleven subjects (9.5%) reported having been injured by a needle containing NHP tissue or body fluids. We conclude that primatologists are at high risk for exposure to NHP-borne infectious agents. Furthermore, primatologists’ varied occupational activities often bring them into contact with multiple NHP species in diverse contexts and geographic areas, over extended periods of time, making them a unique population with respect to zoonotic and anthropozoonotic disease risk. </p>

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                Journal
                American Journal of Primatology
                Am. J. Primatol.
                Wiley
                02752565
                June 2012
                June 19 2012
                : 74
                : 6
                : 543-550
                Article
                10.1002/ajp.20988
                3244521
                21932331
                edf5fa59-c645-4814-a009-d3b53739660b
                © 2012

                http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1.1

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