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Another likely risk factor for primate conservation is the health status of the
human population. For example, a population with low levels of immuniza-
tion against measles virus is much more likely to sustain an epidemic that can
spill over to infect synanthropic, and, by extension, wild primate populations.
Human nutrition and infrastructure are two other variables that may have a
significant impact on the reservoir of pathogens communicable to macaques,
on the one hand, and on the vulnerability of the human population to primate-
borne pathogens, on the other.
Certainly, any effective management strategy should carefully address the
issue of human-primate contact. That is, how to reduce interspecies contacts,
especially those, such as bites, that are most likely to lead to transmission of
infectious agents. A thorough understanding of the cultural/economic role of
primates in a given community is likely to be indispensable to interventions
designed to modify human behaviors. For that matter, knowledge of macaque
behavior is equally critical.
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