Seroprevalence of B virus (Herpesvirus simiae) antibodies in a naturally formed group of rhesus macaques |
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| Authors: | M J Kessler J K Hilliard |
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| Institution: | Caribbean Primate Research Center, University of Puerto Rico, Sabana Seca. |
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| Abstract: | Eighty-two percent of a group of rhesus monkeys removed from Cayo Santiago were seropositive for B virus (Herpesvirus simiae) antibodies. Similar results were obtained from the Cayo Santiago macaque population two decades ago and from feral Indian rhesus monkeys. Thus it is likely that B virus has been enzootic in the Cayo Santiago population since 1938, when the colony was established with stock imported from India. |
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| Keywords: | Macaca mulatto Cayo Santiago Zoonotic infection |
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