Absence of Coronavirus RNA in Faecal Samples from Wild Primates in Gabon, Central Africa
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample Collection and RNA Extraction
2.2. Reverse Transcription and Coronavirus Detection
2.3. Ethic Approval
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Year of Collection | Location | Species | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gorilla | Chimpanzee | Mandrill | |||
2012 | Gabonville | 13 | _ | 3 | 16 |
Lyokomillieu | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | |
Kokossoville | 11 | 7 | _ | 18 | |
Langoué | 12 | 1 | _ | 13 | |
Lopé | 7 | 39 | _ | 46 | |
Makatamangoye | 1 | 4 | _ | 5 | |
Tomassi | 2 | 3 | 17 | 22 | |
Waka | 10 | 5 | _ | 15 | |
2010 | Lekedi | 3 | _ | _ | 3 |
Lopé | 28 | 13 | 1 | 42 | |
Makande | 12 | _ | _ | 12 | |
Mont de Cristal | 4 | 8 | _ | 12 | |
Parc-Ivindo | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | |
Tsouba | _ | 4 | _ | 4 | |
2009 | Lekedi | 1 | _ | _ | 1 |
Lopé | 16 | 2 | _ | 18 | |
Total | 122 | 86 | 21 | 229 |
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Mombo, I.M.; Rieu, O.; Fritz, M.; Boundenga, L.; Mebaley, T.N.; Mbou-Boutambe, C.; Lenguiya, L.H.; Maganga, G.D.; Rougeron, V.; Prugnolle, F.; et al. Absence of Coronavirus RNA in Faecal Samples from Wild Primates in Gabon, Central Africa. Pathogens 2023, 12, 1272. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12101272
Mombo IM, Rieu O, Fritz M, Boundenga L, Mebaley TN, Mbou-Boutambe C, Lenguiya LH, Maganga GD, Rougeron V, Prugnolle F, et al. Absence of Coronavirus RNA in Faecal Samples from Wild Primates in Gabon, Central Africa. Pathogens. 2023; 12(10):1272. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12101272
Chicago/Turabian StyleMombo, Illich Manfred, Océane Rieu, Matthieu Fritz, Larson Boundenga, Telstar Ndong Mebaley, Clark Mbou-Boutambe, Léadisaelle Hosanna Lenguiya, Gael Darren Maganga, Virginie Rougeron, Franck Prugnolle, and et al. 2023. "Absence of Coronavirus RNA in Faecal Samples from Wild Primates in Gabon, Central Africa" Pathogens 12, no. 10: 1272. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12101272
APA StyleMombo, I. M., Rieu, O., Fritz, M., Boundenga, L., Mebaley, T. N., Mbou-Boutambe, C., Lenguiya, L. H., Maganga, G. D., Rougeron, V., Prugnolle, F., Thomas, F., & Leroy, E. M. (2023). Absence of Coronavirus RNA in Faecal Samples from Wild Primates in Gabon, Central Africa. Pathogens, 12(10), 1272. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12101272