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December 2004

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Exposure to Nonhuman Primates in Rural Cameroon

Nathan D. Wolfe,*Comments A. Tassy Prosser,* Jean K. Carr,† Ubald Tamoufe,‡ Eitel Mpoudi-Ngole,‡§ J. Ndongo Torimiro,‡ Matthew LeBreton,‡ Francine E. McCutchan,† Deborah L. Birx,¶ and Donald S. Burke*
*Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA; †Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Rockville, Maryland, USA; ‡Johns Hopkins Cameroon Program, Yaoundé, Cameroon; §Army Health Research Center (CRESAR), Yaoundé, Cameroon; and ¶Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Rockville, Maryland, USA



Appendix. Basic demographic data and risk profiles are presented for the 66 persons reporting injuries associated with hunting or butchering monkeys (Mo), chimpanzees (C), or gorillas (Go). Hunting techniques include gun (G), wire snare (W), hand (H), and machete (M). Persons reporting hunting as a top occupation reported hunting either to sell or for home use.

ID

Site

Habitat

Age

Sex

Injury

Hunting technique

Hunting as top occupation

Hunts

Butchers

Keeps as pet


CAM0057BA

I

Savanna

58

M

Mo

G, W, H, M

No

Mo

Mo

CAM2887HA

XVII

Gallery forest

24

M

Go

G, W, M

No

Mo, C, Go

Mo, C, Go

Mo

CAM2940HA

XVII

Gallery forest

39

F

Mo

No

Mo, C

CAM3042HA

XVII

Gallery forest

74

M

Go

W, M

No

Mo, C, Go

Mo, C, Go

CAM3076HA

XVII

Gallery forest

33

M

Mo

W, M

No

Mo, C

Mo, C

Mo

CAM3083HA

XVII

Gallery forest

64

M

C

G, W

No

Mo, C, Go

CAM1601LE

VIII

Forest

18

M

Mo

G, W, H, M

No

Mo

Mo

CAM1603LE

VIII

Forest

22

M

Mo

G, W, H, M

No

Mo

Mo

CAM1616LE

VIII

Forest

30

M

Mo

G, W, H, M

No

Mo, C, Go

Mo, C, Go

CAM1654LE

VIII

Forest

42

M

Mo

G, W, O

No

Mo

CAM1695LE

VIII

Forest

31

M

Mo

G, W, H, M

No

Mo, C

Mo, C

Mo

CAM1716LE

VIII

Forest

29

F

Mo

No

Mo, C, Go

CAM1739LE

VIII

Forest

25

M

Mo

G, W

No

Mo, C, Go

Mo

Mo

CAM2382LE

VIII

Forest

30

M

Mo

No

Mo

Mo, C

CAM2478LE

VIII

Forest

33

M

Go

W, M

No

Mo

Mo, C, Go

CAM2501LE

VIII

Forest

37

M

Mo

G, W, M

No

Mo, Go

Mo, Go

Mo

CAM0136MA

II

Gallery forest

22

M

C

G, H, M

To sell

Mo

Mo, C

CAM0147MA

II

Gallery forest

45

M

Mo

W, H, M

No

Mo

Mo

CAM3618MB

XI

Savanna

20

F

Mo

No

Mo

CAM3138MN

XII

Forest

28

M

Mo

G, W

No

Mo, C, Go

Mo

Mo

CAM3171MN

XII

Forest

23

M

Mo

G

No

Mo, C, Go

Mo

CAM3192MN

XII

Forest

18

F

Mo

No

Mo

CAM0955MO

IX

Forest

50

M

Mo

G, W, H

No

Mo, C

Mo, C

Mo

CAM0978MO

IX

Forest

29

M

Mo

G

No

Mo, Go

Mo, Go

CAM0979MO

IX

Forest

30

M

Mo

G

No

Mo

Mo

CAM1005MO

IX

Forest

16

M

Mo

G, W

No

Mo

Mo

CAM1025MO

IX

Forest

17

M

Mo

G, W

No

Mo

Mo

CAM1051MO

IX

Forest

60

M

Go

G, W

No

Mo, C, Go

Mo, C, Go

CAM1501MV

VII

Forest

60

M

Go

G, W, H, M

No

Mo

Mo, C, Go

CAM1564MV

VII

Forest

40

M

Mo

G, W, H, M

No

Mo, C, Go

Mo, C, Go

Mo

CAM0009ND

III

Forest

51

M

Mo

W, H, M

No

Mo

Mo

CAM0032ND

III

Forest

23

M

Mo

G, W

Yes

Mo, C

Mo

Mo

CAM0038ND

III

Forest

24

M

Mo

G, W

To sell

Mo, C

Mo, C

Mo

CAM0053ND

III

Forest

28

M

Mo

G, W

No

Mo, C, Go

Mo, C, Go

Mo

CAM0078ND

III

Forest

43

F

Mo

No

Mo

CAM0142ND

III

Forest

60

M

Mo

G, W

No

Mo

Mo

CAM0169ND

III

Forest

55

M

Mo

G, W, H

No

Mo, C

Mo, C

Mo

CAM0174ND

III

Forest

44

M

Mo

G, W, H

No

Mo, C

Mo, C

Mo

CAM0194ND

III

Forest

35

M

Mo

G, W, H

No

Mo

Mo, C

Mo

CAM2085ND

III

Forest

41

M

Mo

G, W

No

Mo

Mo

Mo

CAM2659ND

III

Forest

42

M

Mo

G, H

No

Mo, C

Mo, C

Mo

CAM2692ND

III

Forest

28

M

Mo

G, W, H

No

Mo

Mo

Mo

CAM1177NG

V

Forest

30

M

Mo

G, W, H

To sell

Mo, C, Go

Mo, C, Go

Mo

CAM1242NG

V

Forest

59

M

Mo

W

No

Mo

Mo

Mo

CAM1281NG

V

Forest

72

M

Mo

W, H, M

No

Mo

Mo

CAM1303NG

V

Forest

74

M

Mo

W, H, M

No

Mo, C, Go

Mo, C, Go

Mo

CAM1311NG

V

Forest

31

M

Mo

No

Mo

CAM1322NG

V

Forest

56

M

Mo

G, W, H, M

No

Mo

CAM1347NG

V

Forest

33

M

Mo

G, W, H, M

No

Mo, C

Mo

Mo

CAM1364NG

V

Forest

44

M

Mo

G, W

No

Mo, C

Mo

CAM0003NY

VI

Forest

32

M

Mo

G, W, H, M

To sell

Mo, C

Mo, C

CAM0013NY

VI

Forest

60

M

Mo

W

No

Mo

Mo

Mo

CAM0017NY

VI

Forest

27

M

Mo

G, W

No

Mo

Mo, C, Go

Mo

CAM0047NY

VI

Forest

32

M

C, Ho

G, W

No

Mo, C, G

Mo, C, Go

C

CAM0092NY

VI

Forest

38

M

Go

G, W, H, M

No

Mo, C, Go

Mo, C, Go

Mo

CAM0100NY

VI

Forest

28

M

Go

G, W, H, M

No

Mo, C, Go

Mo, C, Go

Mo, C

CAM0165NY

VI

Forest

53

M

Mo

W

No

Mo

Mo

CAM0169NY

VI

Forest

69

M

Mo

G, W

No

Mo, C, Go

Mo, C, Go

CAM0190NY

VI

Forest

47

F

Mo

No

Mo

CAM2269SA

IV

Forest

62

M

Mo

G, W

No

Mo, C, Go

Mo, C, Go

CAM3738SO

XVI

Forest

33

M

C

W

No

Mo, C

Mo, C

C

CAM3793SO

XVI

Forest

20

M

Mo

G, W

No

Mo

Mo

CAM4321SO

XVI

Forest

32

F

Mo

No

Mo

CAM4340SO

XVI

Forest

20

M

Mo

G, W

For home

Mo

Mo

CAM2764YI

XIV

Forest

60

M

Mo

W, M

No

Mo

Mo

CAM4157YI

XIV

Forest

40

M

Mo

W

No

Mo

Mo

Mo


   
     
   
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