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Table 1 - Changes in NHP use between 2002 and 2005 in the EU

Species Animal n° in EU 15 (2002) Animal n° in EU 25 (2005) Change since 2002 % change since 2002 Animal n° in EU 15 (2005) Change since 2002 in EU 15 % change since 2002 in EU 15
Prosimians (Prosimia) 1095 677 -418 -38.2 % 677 -418 -38.2 %
NW Primates (Ceboidea) 1192 1564 372 31.2 % 1564 372 31.2 %
OW Primates (Cercopithecoidea) 8075 8208 133 1.6 % 8151 76 0.9 %

[Note: NHP = non-human primates; NW Primates = New World Monkeys; OW Primates = Old World Monkeys More...]

Source: SCHER,  The need for non-human primates in biomedical research, production and testing of products and devices (2009),
Section 3.1.1 Overview on the use of NHPs in research and testing, p. 7 -11.

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