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ArticlePloS one2024

Preventing zoonotic and zooanthroponotic disease transmission at wild great ape sites: Recommendations from qualitative research at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.

Maya Homsy King, Haven Nahabwe, Benard Ssebide, Laura H Kwong, Kirsten Gilardi

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Maya Homsy KingSchool of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-5395-149X
Haven NahabweChurch of Uganda Bwindi Community Hospital, Kinkizi Diocese, Kanungu, Uganda.
Benard SsebideGorilla Doctors, Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project Incorporated., Kampala, Uganda.
Laura H KwongSchool of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, United States of America.
Kirsten GilardiSchool of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-6088-2178

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Employees at wild great ape sites are at high risk of transmitting infectious diseases to endangered great apes. Because of the significant amount of time employees spend near great apes, they are a priority population for the prevention and treatment of zoonotic and zooanthroponotic spillover and need adequate preventive and curative healthcare. Qualitative, semi-structured interviews with 46 staff (rangers and porters) at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda (BINP) and key informants from five other wild great ape sites around the world were performed. The objectives of the study were to 1) evaluate health-seeking behavior and health resources used by staff in contact with great apes at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park; 2) evaluate existing occupational health programs for employees working with great apes in other parts of the world; and 3) make recommendations for improvement of occupational health at BINP. Results show that BINP employees do not frequently access preventive healthcare measures, nor do they have easy access to diagnostic testing for infectious diseases of spillover concern. Recommendations include assigning a dedicated healthcare provider for great ape site staff, providing free annual physical exams, and stocking rapid malaria tests and deworming medication in first aid kits at each site.

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Ape DiseasesCommunicable DiseasesHominidaeAnimalsGorilla gorillaHumansParks, RecreationalQualitative ResearchUgandaZoonoses

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