Seroprevalence of B virus (Herpesvirus simiae) antibodies in a naturally formed group of rhesus macaques.
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.
Kessler
M J
MJ
Caribbean Primate Research Center, University of Puerto Rico, Sabana Seca.
Hilliard
J K
JK
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000276:immunology*; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006568:Herpesvirus 1, Cercopithecine / Q000276:immunology*; D008251:Macaca; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011647:Puerto Rico / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors
D000914:Antibodies, Viral