Human virus linked to deaths of endangered mountain gorillas; Finding confirms that serious diseases can pass to gorillas from people

Monday, March 28, 2011 - 15:31 in Biology & Nature

For the first time, a virus that causes respiratory disease in humans has been linked to the deaths of wild mountain gorillas, reports a team of researchers in the United States and Africa.

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