title: B-virus and free-ranging macaques, Puerto Rico.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Kristen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alvarado-Ramy
authors.forename: Janis
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: González-Martínez
authors.forename: Edmundo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kraiselburd
authors.forename: Johnny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rullán
mesh_terms: 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