World Chimpanzee Day: Over 50 Chimps tested for COVID-19
With the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic, all people involved in primate care have been concerned about the disease affecting primates due to the similarity to humans. Chimpanzees share 98.7% DNA with humans and are prone to the same diseases that affect humans.
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The medical team at Ngamba chimpanzee sanctuary examining a female chimpanzee and her baby for COVID-19. (Photo by Julius Luwemba)
By NewVision Reporter
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In honour of this year's World Chimpanzee Day, the Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust (CSWCT), a non-governmental Organisation that manages Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary on Lake Victoria, tested all