Voice of America: Health Concerns Raised as Ugandans Add Primates to the Menu

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Health Concerns Raised as Ugandans Add Primates to the Menu Dec 6th 2012, 17:42 Uganda's recent flood of Congolese refugees is having unexpected side-effects: some Ugandans are adopting the Congolese custom of eating primates, a new trend that may be linked to outbreaks of Ebola and represents a potential threat to the country's endangered chimpanzee population.  For some conservationists, protecting an animal that shares almost 99 percent of its DNA with humans is a deeply personal issue.  "In terms of relationship, you could have one who is really your ... Media files: 591A664B-19E9-4801-BE79-A53B4FA3F6A7_cx0_cy18_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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