Detection of serum antibodies in Ethiopian baboons that cross-react with SIV,HTLV-I,and type D retroviral antigens |
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| Authors: | R.E. Benveniste R.W. Hill W.B. Knott C-C. Tsai L. Kuller W.R. Morton |
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| Abstract: | Baboons (Papio cynocephalus) imported from Ethiopia were screened for antibodies to various primate retroviruses by immunoblotting. Antibodies that cross-reacted with SIV/Mne or with type D viral antigens were detected in approximately one-third of these animals. In addition, 20% of these baboons had antibodies that cross-reacted with HTLV-I viral antigens. These data suggest that wild-caught baboons are infected with retroviruses only partially related to known primate viral isolates. |
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| Keywords: | primate seroepidemiology Papio cynocephalus – AIDS gag proteins |
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