Rotavirus antibodies in hanuman langurs (Presbytis entellus).
Serum samples from wild Hanuman langurs (Presbytis entellus) from Mysore State, India, were compared to samples from a laboratory colony from Davis, Calif., for antibodies to rotavirus, which is an important cause of gastroenteritis in mammals. Animals from the laboratory colony had a higher frequency and higher levels of antibody than wild animals. It is likely that wild populations of langurs have a much lower incidence of rotaviral infection than laboratory populations, which are exposed to both crowded conditions and rotaviruses from other species.
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D002520:Cercopithecidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000662:veterinary; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000276:immunology*; D012400:Rotavirus Infections / Q000662:veterinary
D000914:Antibodies, Viral