title: [Monkey AIDS, a new zoonosis?].
abstract: Monkeys may carry dangerous infectious diseases. Several studies have demonstrated frequent lentivirus infections in different monkey species. This report describes virological and epizootiological aspects of and the diagnostic procedure for the evaluation of SIV infections in African green monkeys. Recommendations for the prevention of transmission of SIV to humans are discussed.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sassnau
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016097:Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D015047:Zoonoses
vernacular_title: Affen-AIDS, eine neue Zoonose?