arxivcs.CV2026-07-19
Automating Visual Recognition of Leprosy in Wild Chimpanzees
Katie I. Murray, Anna C. Bowland, Marina Ramon, Elena Bersacola, Aissa Regalla, Manmohan D. Sharma, et al.
Leprosy (Mycobacterium leprae) has been confirmed in wild western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in West Africa, presenting as clear and progressive visual symptoms. Manual review of camera-trap footage at landscape scale is infeasible, motivating the need for automated scre…