Natural Exposure to Wildfire Smoke Increased Pregnancy Loss in Rhesus Macaques (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Natural Exposure to Wildfire Smoke Increased Pregnancy Loss in Rhesus Macaques

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Rhesus macaque mothers with infants at the California National Primate Research Center. The 2018 breeding season coincided with the peak of wildfire smoke from the Camp Fire, with a reduced rate of live births the following Spring.

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California National Primate Research Center

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