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Africa's mountain gorillas face coronavirus risk

6 years 6 months ago
The coronavirus is putting at risk another vulnerable species, Africa’s endangered mountain gorillas, prompting the closure of a large national park that is home to a third of those gorillas in the world.
Robert Gearty

Macaque monkeys can't become reinfected with COVID-19, small study suggests.

6 years 6 months ago
When exposed to the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 twice in a row, two monkeys did not contract an infection a second time, according to a preliminary study. This could be good news for humans, who historically show an immune response to the virus that's similar to their primate cousins — but experts say it's too soon to say for sure.
Nicoletta Lanese
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