B-virus and free-ranging macaques, Puerto Rico.
In Puerto Rico, risk for transmission of B-virus from free-ranging rhesus monkeys to humans has become a serious challenge. An incident with an injured rhesus monkey, seropositive for B-virus, resulted in inappropriate administration of antiviral postexposure prophylaxis. This incident underscores the importance of education about risks associated with interactions between humans and nonhuman primates.
Jensen
Kristen
K
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Alvarado-Ramy
Francisco
F
González-Martínez
Janis
J
Kraiselburd
Edmundo
E
Rullán
Johnny
J
D000818:Animals; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D006568:Herpesvirus 1, Cercopithecine / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D006801:Humans; D008251:Macaca / Q000821:virology*; D008297:Male; D011647:Puerto Rico