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Published online 4 September 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010906-5
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Humans get under apes' skin
Wild gorillas are at risk from human diseases.
Mountain gorillas in Uganda may be catching mange from humans, new research suggests1. The skin disease is the price the apes pay for losing their fear of people and gaining star status with ecotourists.
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