Fatal infection of a pet monkey with Human herpesvirus.
Concerns have been raised about pet monkeys as a potential threat to humans. We report the opposite situation, a danger to pets that arises from humans. Similar to herpesvirus B (Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1), which endangers humans but not its host species, Human herpesvirus 1 can act as a "killer virus" when crossing the species barrier to New World monkeys.
Huemer
Hartwig P
HP
University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria. hartwig.huemer@uibk.ac.at
Larcher
Clara
C
Czedik-Eysenberg
Thomas
T
Nowotny
Norbert
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Reifinger
Martin
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D000818:Animals; D002144:Callithrix; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000821:virology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D014709:Vero Cells
D004279:DNA, Viral