Detection of serum antibodies in Ethiopian baboons that cross-react with SIV, HTLV-I, and type D retroviral antigens.
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.
Benveniste
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Laboratory of Viral Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, Frederick Cancer Research and Development Center, MD 21702-1201.
Hill
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Knott
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Tsai
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Kuller
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Morton
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D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D003429:Cross Reactions; D005002:Ethiopia; D015683:Gene Products, gag / Q000276:immunology; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000276:immunology*; D015151:Immunoblotting; D010215:Papio / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D015301:Retroviruses, Simian / Q000276:immunology*; D015302:Simian Immunodeficiency Virus / Q000276:immunology*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D015683:Gene Products, gag