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Alamogordo Primate Facility Alex Chimpanzee's records were obtained thru a FOIA request to the Department of Health and Human Services. Alex was identified by id#3620 and 1156. His birthday was 01/01/1966 and he died 11/06/2002. We received little information about James but will continue to investigate his death. Records from APF record his cause of death to be, "Severe systemic infection including generalized fibropurulent serositis, pylonephritis, and prostatitis. Renal failure and probable DIC. We will not forget you Alex. Documents about APF chimpanzees tell us: "3. Most of the chimpanzees have either been infected with one or more chronic viruses, and even if they were negative controls the chimpanzees have been subjected in the past to many invasive procedures such as punch biopsies of the liver and anesthetic events. These procedures are thought to contribute to long-term prolems in some animals with liver and renal failure, and various blood abnormalities."
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