By Dr. Nelson Bukamba, Field Veterinarian, Uganda UPDATE: July 31, 2026 Yesterday, Dr. Nelson conducted a veterinary monitoring visit to check the healing progress of silverback Muyambi's wounds. He is happy to report that there is no sign of infection, the stitches...
A letter from our new Executive Director Dear Gorilla Doctors Community, Last month, I traveled to Rwanda with plans to meet our teams across Rwanda, Uganda, and Democratic Republic of the Congo in person for the first time. Just two days after I arrived, DR Congo’s...
Updated for: June 19, 2026 Our team remains safe and healthy. There are no suspected cases of Ebola disease caused by the Bundibugyo virus in eastern gorillas and we maintain regular health monitoring. As of June 15, there are 837 confirmed human cases in DR Congo and...
Dr. Nelson Bukamba, one of our field veterinarians in Uganda, recently published his first peer-reviewed scientific paper from his master’s thesis, which focused on the health risks of Strongyloides parasites: Bukamba, Nelson, et al. "The potential threat of...
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