Volume 10, Number 12—December 2004
Research
Exposure to Nonhuman Primates in Rural Cameroon
Nathan D. Wolfe*
, A. Tassy Prosser*, Jean K. Carr†, Ubald Tamoufe‡, Eitel Mpoudi-Ngole‡§, J. Ndongo Torimiro‡, Matthew LeBreton‡, Francine E. McCutchan†, Deborah L. Birx¶, and Donald S. Burke*
, A. Tassy Prosser*, Jean K. Carr†, Ubald Tamoufe‡, Eitel Mpoudi-Ngole‡§, J. Ndongo Torimiro‡, Matthew LeBreton‡, Francine E. McCutchan†, Deborah L. Birx¶, and Donald S. Burke*Table 1
Characteristics of the 17 rural Cameroonian villages
| Site no. | Latitude | Longitude | Altitude (m) | Habitat type | River basin (tributary) | Language group | Located at end of road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 5.8° | 10.7° | 1,180 | Savanna | Sanaga (Noun) | Shu-pamen | Yes |
| II | 5.3° | 11.0° | 730 | Gallery forest | Sanaga (Mbam) | Shu-pamen | No |
| III | 4.8° | 10.8° | 800 | Lowland forest | Wouri/Sanaga | Tunen | Yes |
| IV | 4.2° | 12.7° | 680 | Lowland forest | Nyong | Beti-fang | Yes |
| V | 3.4° | 10.6° | 120 | Lowland forest | Nyong/Lokoundje | Kwasio | No |
| VI | 2.3° | 10.4° | 400 | Lowland forest | Ntem | Beti-fang | Yes |
| VII | 2.4° | 11.8° | 560 | Lowland forest | Ntem | Beti-fang | No |
| VIII | 2.2° | 14.1° | 630 | Lowland forest | Congo (Dja) | Kawzime | No |
| IX | 2.4° | 15.0° | 330 | Lowland forest | Congo (Dja) | Mpo | Yes |
| X | 6.1° | 9.8° | 1,500 | Gallery forest | Calabar/Niger (Cross) | Esimbi | Yes |
| XI | 6.3° | 10.8° | 1,700 | Savanna | Niger | Limbum | Yes |
| XII | 5.2° | 9.4° | 350 | Lowland forest | Calabar (Cross) | Kenyang | No |
| XIII | 4.9° | 8.9° | 100 | Lowland forest | Ndian | Oroko | No |
| XIV | 4.5° | 10.3° | 200 | Lowland forest | Wouri (Dibamba) | Bassa | No |
| XV | 3.7° | 9.7° | 0 | Lowland forest | Sanaga | Duala | Yes |
| XVI | 3.4° | 12.7° | 650 | Lowland forest | Congo (Dja) | Beti-fang | Yes |
| XVII | 5.2° | 13.6° | 640 | Gallery forest | Sanaga | Gbete | Yes |
