Antibodies to type D retrovirus in talapoin monkeys.
Sera from 154 African non-human primates were screened for the presence of antibodies to type D retrovirus proteins. Four of five talapoin monkeys (Miopithecus sp.) captured in western Africa were positive for antibodies to type D retrovirus by ELISA and by immunoblot reactivity. Talapoins are the only African non-human primates that have so far shown evidence for type D retrovirus infection. Thus, talapoin monkeys appear to be a reservoir of type D retrovirus infection.
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New England Regional Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, Southborough, Massachusetts 01772.
Daniel
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Lerche
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Desrosiers
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D000354:Africa, Western; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D002520:Cercopithecidae / Q000276:immunology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015151:Immunoblotting; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015301:Retroviruses, Simian / Q000276:immunology*; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral