Scoping Review of the Zika Virus Literature. by Lisa A Waddell, Judy D Greig

“…Several knowledge gaps were identified by this review with respect to ZIKV epidemiology, the importance of potential non-human primates and other hosts in the transmission cycle, the burden of disease in humans, and complications related to human infection with ZIKV. …”
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A Multiagent Alphavirus DNA Vaccine Delivered by Intramuscular Electroporation Elicits Robust and Durable Virus-Specific Immune Responses in Mice and Rabbits and Completely Protect... by Lesley C. Dupuy, Michelle J. Richards, Brian D. Livingston, Drew Hannaman, Connie S. Schmaljohn

“…Previously, we demonstrated that a VEEV DNA vaccine that was optimized for increased antigen expression and delivered by intramuscular (IM) electroporation (EP) elicited robust and durable virus-specific antibody responses in multiple animal species and provided complete protection against VEEV aerosol challenge in mice and nonhuman primates. Here, we performed a comparative evaluation of the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of individual optimized VEEV, WEEV, and EEEV DNA vaccines with that of a 1 : 1 : 1 mixture of these vaccines, which we have termed the 3-EEV DNA vaccine, when delivered by IM EP. …”
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Programme pédagogique franco-malgache : Sensibiliser à la protection de la biodiversité à Madagascar et en Alsace by David Di Paolo, Corinne Di Trani‑Zimmermann

“…Les trois visites annuelles au Parc permettent (1) une meilleure connaissance de la faune et la flore malgache, approfondie par les recherches documentaires des élèves ; (2) l’établissement d’une classification phylogénétique simplifiée des Primates, dont les lémuriens et l’homme, grâce à un tableau simple de critères de détermination ; (3) une réflexion autour des problématiques environnementales concrètes et d’actualité dans les deux pays correspondants, telles que la déforestation à Madagascar ou l’introduction d’espèces invasives, à l’issue de laquelle les élèves proposent des solutions qui sont également discutées ; (4) l’observation de différences comportementales interspécifiques et de la hiérarchie sexuelle des lémuriens, grâce à des observations éthologiques simples et guidées (all occurrences sampling) sur différents groupes de lémuriens du Parc.…”
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The development of chemical approaches to fossil hominin ecology in South Africa by Julia Lee-Thorp, Matt Sponheimer

“…We point to where we believe future progress is required and we suggest that closer attention is paid to the role of plants because, as the basis of all ecosystems, they represent the most important element in the diets of most primates and hominins. …”
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Réflexions sur les variations, dans le temps et dans l'espace, des ressources alimentaires de deux espèces sympatriques de semnopithèques by Claude Marcel Hladik, Annette Hladik

“…We calculated the food resources available to each territorial group of primates. Groups of P. senex were smaller, and moved shorter distances within smaller territories of 2-7 ha. …”
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Gray matter volume and asymmetry in Broca's and Wernicke's area homologs in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) using a probabilistic region of interest approach by William D Hopkins, Muhammad A Spocter, Michele M Mulholland, Chet C Sherwood

“…Because of their roles in higher cognitive and linguistic function, there has been historical and contemporary interest in comparative studies on the morphology and cytoarchitectonic organization in Broca's and Wernicke's between primate species. One challenge to comparative morphological studies between human and nonhuman primates for Broca's and Wernicke's areas is the absence in homologous sulci used to define these regions. …”
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Conservation du lemur aux yeux turquoise (Eulemur flavifrons) by Brice Lefaux

“…L’instabilité politique et les difficultés économiques du pays compromettent la protection effective du lémurien, parmi les 25 primates les plus menacés au monde. Les mesures de conservation basées sur le développement des communautés villageoises de la zone de protection et les recherches menées à la station d’Ankarafa permettent d’évaluer les résultats du programme sur 25 ans. …”
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Experimental trichuriasis: Changes in the immune response and bacterial translocation during acute phase development illustrated with 3D model animation. by Dayane Alvarinho de Oliveira, Renato Oliveira, Brunna Vianna Braga, Lorian Cobra Straker, Luciana Silva Rodrigues, Lilian Lacerda Bueno, Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara, Eduardo José Lopes-Torres

“…The potential zoonotic transmission of this disease is indicated by its presence in nonhuman primates. Chronic infection leads to mucosal damage, bacterial translocation, and intense inflammatory infiltration; however, the progression of these processes remains poorly understood. …”
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Knuckle-walking and behavioural flexibility in great apes by Emily LR Tarrega-Saunders, Charlotte King, Alice M Roberts, Susannah KS Thorpe

“…It is also becoming clear that primates demonstrate substantial flexibility in their locomotor ecology to adapt to habitat conditions, indicating that species-specific stereotyping of locomotion is inappropriate. …”
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Vers la conservation intégrée des gibbons à favoris blancs by Brice Lefaux, Camille Coudrat

“…Le gibbon à favoris blanc du Nord (Nomascus leucogenys) est un des 25 primates les plus menacés au monde, classé en danger critique d’extinction sur la liste rouge de l’IUCN. …”
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Stratégies de manipulation d’outils lors de la tâche du labyrinthe chez les gorilles et les orangs-outans by Ameline Bardo, Emmanuelle Pouydebat

“…La manipulation et les mouvements intra-manuels ont largement été décrits dans la littérature chez les humains. Les primates non-humains présentent également de grandes capacités de manipulation (fruits, proies, substrats, outils, congénères…) qui diffèrent selon les espèces. …”
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Ebola Virus and SARS-CoV-2: Similarities and Differences by Robert C. SIZEMORE, Md S. ZAMAN

“…The interme- diate animals for Ebola virus include primates, antelopes and various rodents, and contact with these ani- mals resulted in infection of humans. …”
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Use of ProMED as a Surveillance System for Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases in Brazil from 2015 to 2020 by Davi Carreiro Rocha, Luana Santos Louro, Hosana Ewald Oliveira, Bruno Cancian de Araujo, Sukhyun Ryu, Creuza Rachel Vicente

“…Reports on animals were the second most prevalent (<i>n</i> = 35), and encompassed 18 kinds of events, particularly yellow fever in non-human primates, rabies in different mammals, and sporotrichosis in felines. …”
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Mechanical problem solving by plush-crested jays: are tools special after all? by Jimena Lois-Milevicich, Lauriane Rat-Fischer, María Alicia de la Colina, Raúl Orencio Gómez, Juan Carlos Reboreda, Alex Kacelnik

“…Abstract Tool use is taxonomically associated with high behavioural flexibility and innovativeness, and its prevalence is greater in primates and some bird species. This association, however, is not known to be causally determinant of tool-related competence since flexibility and innovativeness are often observed in the absence of tool use and vice versa. …”
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Les bonobos ajustent leurs signaux communicatifs en fonction de la familiarité du récepteur by Emilie Genty, Christof Neumann, Klaus Zuberbühler

“…La communication des primates humains et non-humains diffère en plusieurs points. …”
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BMP4/LIF or RA/Forskolin Suppresses the Proliferation of Neural Stem Cells Derived from Adult Monkey Brain by Xinxin Han, Liming Yu, Qingqing Chen, Min Wang, Jie Ren, Guangming Wang, Yihong Chen, Lixia Lu, Haibin Tian, Li Chen, Ying Zhang, Yuehua Liu, Hua He, Zhengliang Gao

“…Monkeys are much closer to human and are the most common nonhuman primates which are used in biomedical studies. Neural progenitor cells can originate from the hippocampus of adult monkeys. …”
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Opioidergic tuning of social attachment: reciprocal relationship between social deprivation and opioid abuse by Julia A. Galiza Soares, Samantha N. Sutley-Koury, Matthew B. Pomrenze, Matthew B. Pomrenze, Jason M. Tucciarone

“…Growing literature describes the opioid system as a powerful modulator of social separation distress and attachment formation in rodents and primates. In this framework, disruptions in opioidergic signaling due to opioid abuse may mediate social reward processing and behavior. …”
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Species Composition, Diversity, and Habitat Association of Medium- and Large-Sized Mammals in Chimit-Kolla, Abay Gorge, Ethiopia by Mengistu Wale, Mesele Yihune

“…In the survey, 18 species of medium- and large-sized mammals belonging to the order Artiodactyla (7 species), Carnivora (6 species), Rodentia (1 species), Primates (3 species) and Tubulidentata (1 species) were recorded. …”
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First density estimates of the Endangered Claire's mouse lemur Microcebus mamiratra and recommendations for its conservation by Luke D. Martin, Herison Razafimanantsoa, Eva S. Nomenjanahary, Sylviane Volampeno, Alison M. Behie

“…Mouse lemurs Microcebus spp. are small, nocturnal primates endemic to Madagascar. The genus is extraordinarily diverse, with 25 extant species, several of which have been described recently. …”
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Downregulation of an Evolutionary Young miR-1290 in an iPSC-Derived Neural Stem Cell Model of Autism Spectrum Disorder by Dalia Moore, Brittney M. Meays, Lepakshe S. V. Madduri, Farah Shahjin, Subhash Chand, Meng Niu, Abrar Albahrani, Chittibabu Guda, Gurudutt Pendyala, Howard S. Fox, Sowmya V. Yelamanchili

“…The identification of several evolutionary young miRNAs, which arose in primates, raised several possibilities for the role of such miRNAs in human-specific disease processes. …”
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