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Sequences datasets generated in this study are available in Genbank (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/), under accession numbers OP070719-OP070723.
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The authors thank the people working at the Center of Primatology. We also thank Loryndah Namakula for English correction. We also thank the editors and the reviewers for their recommendations, questions, and suggestions to improve the manuscript quality.
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This study was supported by the Gabonese Government and Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) grant number ANR-14-CE31-0004.
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IMM and BN conceived the study. IMM and TT designed the methodology. TGNM and AAA performed the experiments. IMM and BL analyses the data. IMM wrote the manuscript; other authors provided editorial advice.
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Mombo, I.M., Ngoubangoye, B., Boundenga, L. et al. Natural Non-Polio-Enteroviruses Detected in Captive Mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) and Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes) Housed in a Primate Center in Franceville, Gabon. Int J Primatol 44, 847–851 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-023-00361-y
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