Malaria, arbovirus and hepatitis infections in Macaca fascicularis from Malaysia.
Naturally occurring malaria, arbovirus infection and hepatitis in monkeys can be a hazard for the investigator and might interfere with the outcome of experiments. 63 young adult Macaca fascicularis from Malaysia were screened for these infections. About 1 year after their arrival in France, parasitaemia due to Plasmodium spp., was present in 6.4% of the animals and specific antibodies in 55.5%. 19 of 35 initially positive monkeys were tested again 2 years later. Parasitaemia was found in 1 of 4 monkeys and antibodies in 11 of 19 monkeys which were initially positive. 9 of the monkeys initially tested had low titres of antibodies to the Flavivirus genus. All animals were negative for the hepatitis B surface antigen and anti-HBc. The prevalence of IgG antibodies against hepatitis A was 46.0%. The implications in terms of control are discussed.
Le Bras
J
J
Institut de Médecine et d'Epidémiologie Tropicales, Hôpital Claude Bernard, Paris, France.
Larouze
B
B
Geniteau
M
M
Andrieu
B
B
Dazza
M C
MC
Rodhain
F
F
D000818:Animals; D001102:Arbovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008252:Macaca fascicularis; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008296:Malaysia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D015995:Prevalence