title: [Hepatitis E virus antibodies in the macaques and in the personnel serving the macaques of the Adler apery].
abstract: There is evidence for the rather high detection rate of antibodies against hepatic E virus (HEV) was rather high in the macaques from the Adler apery in 1999-2005. Anti-HEV was detected in 232 (57.3%) out of 405 examined rhesus macaques (Macaca mulata) and in 16 (16%) out of 100 Java ones (M. fascicularis). The detection rate of anti-HEV ranged from 12.5 to 89.5%% among the rhesus macaques and from 5.9 to 37.5% among the Java ones. Class M anti-HEV was found only in 3 (4.3%) out of 69 Java macaques and in none of the rhesus ones. Of importance are the data of detection of anti-HEV in 3 (7.5%) out of 40 examined employees of the Research Institute of Medical Primatology, all 3 (18.8%) out of 10 employees looking after the monkeys that belonged to the highest-risk group. The epidemiological and epizootological aspects of this infection require further studies.
authors.forename: L I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Korzaia
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Lapin
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Keburia
authors.forename: I Ia
authors.initials: IIa
authors.lastname: Lazareva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000097:blood*; D006282:Health Personnel; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000097:blood* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008252:Macaca fascicularis / Q000097:blood*; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000097:blood*; D012108:Research Personnel; D012307:Risk Factors; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D007075:Immunoglobulin M