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Pathological lesions of the digestive tract in free‐ranging mountain gorillas ( Gorilla beringei beringei ) by Denis Muhangi; Chris H. Gardiner; Lonzy Ojok; Michael R. Cranfield; Kirsten V. K. Gilardi; Antoine B. Mudakikwa; Linda J. Lowenstine is a Psychology article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Abstract The finding of parasites and bacterial pathogens in mountain gorilla feces and oral lesions in gorilla skeletal remains has not been linked to pathological evidence of morbidity or mortality. In the current study, we conducted a retrospective study of digestive tracts including oral cavity, salivary glands, esophagus, stomach, intestines (gastrointestinal tract [GI]), liver, and pancreas of 60 free‐ranging mountain gorillas from Uganda, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of Congo that died between 1985 and 2007. We reviewed clinical histories and gross pathology reports and examined histological sections. On histology, enteritis (58.6%), gastritis (37.3%), and colitis (29.3%) were the commonest lesions in the tracts. Enteritis and colitis were generally mild, and judged likely to have been subclinical. Gastritis was often chronic and proliferative or ulcerative, and associated with nematodiasis. A gastro‐duodenal malignancy (carcinoid) was present in one animal. A number of incidental lesions were identified throughout the tract and cestodes and nematodes were frequently observed grossly and/or histologically. Pigmentation of teeth and tongue were a common finding, but
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- Author
- Denis Muhangi; Chris H. Gardiner; Lonzy Ojok; Michael R. Cranfield; Kirsten V. K. Gilardi; Antoine B. Mudakikwa; Linda J. Lowenstine
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Psychology (Social Sciences)