10.5061/DRYAD.1M004JC
Thompson, Melissa Emery
University of New Mexico
Machanda, Zarin P.
Tufts University
Scully, Erik J.
Harvard University
Enigk, Drew K.
University of New Mexico
Otali, Emily
Makerere University
Muller, Martin N.
University of New Mexico
Goldberg, Tony L.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Chapman, Colin A.
McGill University
Wrangham, Richard W.
Harvard University
Data from: Risk factors for respiratory illness in a community of wild
chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii)
Dryad
dataset
2018
Apes
disease
Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii
health
human-wildlife interaction
National Science Foundation
https://ror.org/021nxhr62
1355014, 0849380
2018-08-24T14:16:20Z
2018-08-24T14:16:20Z
en
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.180840
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Respiratory disease has caused significant mortality in African great ape
populations. While much effort has been given to identifying the
responsible pathogens, little is known about the factors that influence
disease transmission or individual susceptibility. In the Kanyawara
community of wild chimpanzees, respiratory illness has been the leading
cause of mortality over 30 years, contributing to 27% of deaths. Deaths
were common in all age groups except juveniles. Over 22 years of health
observations, respiratory signs were rare among infants and most common
among older adults of both sexes. Signs were also common among males
during the transition to adulthood (ages 10-20 years), particularly among
those of low rank. Respiratory signs peaked conspicuously in March, a
pattern that we could not explain after modeling climatic factors, group
sizes, diet, or exposure to humans. Furthermore, rates of respiratory
illness in the chimpanzees did not track seasonal rates of disease in the
nearby village. Our data indicate that the epidemiology of chimpanzee
respiratory illness warrants more investigation but clearly differs in
important ways between humans and chimpanzees. Findings on individual
susceptibility patterns suggest that respiratory signs are a robust
indicator for investigating immunocompetence in wild chimpanzees.
Kanyawara Respiratory Data PublicDatasheet with monthly risk factors for
respiratory signs in wild chimpanzees.