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460-470
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2
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20
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Why are some species more commonly afflicted by arthritis than others? A comparative study of spondyloarthropathy in primates and carnivores
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Journal of Evolutionary Biology
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2007
2007-03
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ankylosing spondylitis; arthritis; body size; carnivores; comparative study; disease; disease risk; Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Evolutionary Biology; extinction; Genetics &; gorilla-gorilla; group-size; Heredity; inflammatory arthritis; IUCN threat status; joint; museum specimens; population-density; primates; reactive arthritis; rheumatoid-arthritis; risk; spondyloarthropathy
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Nunn C L; Rothschild B; Gittleman J L
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Spondyloarthropathy is a painful arthritic affliction of humans that also occurs in wild mammals. Important questions remain concerning the underlying causes of spondyloarthropathy in mammals, particularly regarding whether it is infectious in origin or driven by genetic predisposition and environmental stressors. Moreover, spondyloarthropathy has negative effects on host fitness, leading to potential conservation concerns if it impacts threatened species. Using a comparative data set on the prevalence of joint disease in 34 primate species and 100 carnivore species, we tested predictions involving the epidemiological correlates of spondyloarthropathy in wild mammals. Analyses revealed that 5.6% of primates and 3.6% of carnivores exhibited signs of spondyloarthropathy, with maximum incidence as high as 22% in great apes and 27% in bears. We tested whether prevalence of spondyloarthropathy increases with population density and group size, greater contact with soil, a slower host life history, increased ranging, dietary factors and body mass. We found general support for an effect of body mass, with larger bodied primates and carnivores exhibiting a higher prevalence of spondyloarthropathy. In addition, more threatened species experienced higher rates of spondyloarthropathy, with this association influenced by body mass and phylogeny. The effect of body mass could reflect that larger animals are exposed to more pathogens through greater consumption of resources, or that joints of larger bodied mammals experience greater biomechanical stresses, resulting in inflammation and activation of local joint infections.
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01276.x" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01276.x</a>
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Journal Article
2007
Ankylosing spondylitis
Arthritis
Body Size
carnivores
comparative study
Disease
disease risk
Environmental Sciences & Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Extinction
Genetics &
Gittleman J L
gorilla-gorilla
group-size
Heredity
inflammatory arthritis
IUCN threat status
joint
Journal Article
Journal of Evolutionary Biology
museum specimens
Nunn C L
population-density
Primates
reactive arthritis
rheumatoid-arthritis
Risk
Rothschild B
Spondyloarthropathy