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Selfie-taking tourists could be spreading Covid-19 to gorillas

Selfie-taking tourists could be spreading Covid-19 to gorillas
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Selfie-taking tourists could be spreading Covid-19 to gorillas-536622

Selfie-taking tourists could be spreading Covid-19 to gorillas-536622
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Tourists' selfies could be spreading COVID to endangered mountain gorillas

New research has found that tourists selfies may be putting mountain gorillas at risk of contracting COVID-19.
Primate conservation experts at Oxford Brookes University in the UK studied nearly 1,000 Instagram posts from people visiting the species in East Africa.
The team concluded that most travellers were close enough to the animals, while taking the photos, to transmit the virus - particularly as most were not wearing face masks.
Researchers have described the findings as very concerning , highlighting the very real risk of disease transmission between tourists and gorillas.
It is vital that we strengthen and enforce tour regulations to ensure gorilla trekking practices do not further threaten these already imperilled great apes, says ....

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Selfies, gorillas and the risks of disease transmission

Credit: Andrew Walmsley
Tourists could be spreading the virus causing COVID-19 to wild mountain gorillas by taking selfies with the animals without following precautions. Researchers from Oxford Brookes University examined nearly 1,000 Instagram posts and found most gorilla trekking tourists were close enough to the animals, without face masks on, to make transmission of viruses and diseases possible.
Examining the photos from people visiting mountain gorillas in East Africa, lead author and Oxford Brookes University Primate Conservation alumnus Gaspard Van Hamme said: The risk of disease transmission between visitors and gorillas is very concerning. It is vital that we strengthen and enforce tour regulations to ensure gorilla trekking practices do not further threaten these already imperiled great apes . ....

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Tourists could be spreading COVID-19 virus to gorillas by taking selfies with the animals

Tourists could be spreading the virus causing COVID-19 to wild mountain gorillas by taking selfies with the animals without following precautions. Researchers from Oxford Brookes University examined nearly 1,000 Instagram posts and found most gorilla trekking tourists were close enough to the animals, without face masks on, to make transmission of viruses and diseases possible.
Image/Andrew Walmsley
Examining the photos from people visiting mountain gorillas in East Africa, lead author and Oxford Brookes University Primate Conservation alumnus Gaspard Van Hamme said: “The risk of disease transmission between visitors and gorillas is very concerning. It is vital that we strengthen and enforce tour regulations to ensure gorilla trekking practices do not further threaten these already imperiled great apes”. ....

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