Agents Transmissible from Simians to Man

The contacts between man and nonhuman primates enable the transmission of mic­ roorganisms from one species to the other. Such contact may occur at quite different levels: man and nonhuman primates may share the same ecosystem including the presence of vectors in the countries of origins of monkeys and apes; the animals are captured to be sold or used for food; field researchers have to stay near the ani­ mals in the wild; an uncontrolled human population gets close enough to almost touch t...