What Happens To Animals That Catch Human Illnesses?

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Mountain gorilla:
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/...
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https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/02/op...
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https://www.jstor.org/stable/20096440...

Pigs:
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https://jcm.asm.org/content/48/9/3204
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Elephants:
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Monkeys:
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Penguins:
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