Skip directly to site content Skip directly to page options Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link Skip directly to A-Z link
Volume 11, Number 2—February 2005
Research

Wild Animal Mortality Monitoring and Human Ebola Outbreaks, Gabon and Republic of Congo, 2001–2003

Pierre Rouquet*Comments to Author , Jean-Marc Froment†1, Magdalena Bermejo‡1, Annelisa Kilbourne§, William B. Karesh§, Patricia Reed§, Brice Kumulungui*, Philippe Yaba*, André Délicat*, Pierre E. Rollin¶, and Eric M. Leroy#
Author affiliations: *Centre International de Recherches Médicales de Franceville, Franceville, Gabon; †European Union Project Cybertracker Monitoring Programme, Libreville, Gabon; ‡Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; §Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx, New York, USA; ¶Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; #Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Franceville, Gabon; 1These authors contributed equally to this work.

Main Article

Figure 4

Temporal distribution of carcasses found in the forest straddling the border between Gabon and the Republic of Congo (2001–2003). The duration of human outbreaks is also shown. Two peaks of mortality were observed: the first occurred in the Ekata region (Gabon) from November to December 2001 and the second from December 2002 to February 2003 in the Lossi gorilla sanctuary (Republic of Congo).

Figure 4. Temporal distribution of carcasses found in the forest straddling the border between Gabon and the Republic of Congo (2001–2003). The duration of human outbreaks is also shown. Two peaks of mortality were observed: the first occurred in the Ekata region (Gabon) from November to December 2001 and the second from December 2002 to February 2003 in the Lossi gorilla sanctuary (Republic of Congo).

Main Article

Page created: April 27, 2011
Page updated: April 27, 2011
Page reviewed: April 27, 2011
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.
file_external