Pathology in Malagasy lemurs and their relation to human pathology
Coulanges, P.; Zeller, H.; Clerc, Y.; Rodhain, F.; Albignac, R.
Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique et de Ses Filiales 72(3): 272-278
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-9085 PMID: 554779 Document Number: 151710
From researches conducted in Institute Pasteur in Madagascar and from bibliographical work, the authors try to draw up a general picture of the pathology of lemurs. Several aspects are developed (bacteriology, hematology, mycology, parasitology, virology), especially those which could be interesting for human pathology, for instance the relationships between lemurs and viruses because of the arbovirus programme in progress in Institute Pasteur. The authors emphasize on the possible use of lemurs, the only non human primate in Madagascar, as laboratory animals in order to develop colonies and, then, to promote their conservation.