Unique pattern of enzootic primate viruses in Gibraltar macaques.
Because Gibraltar's macaques (Macaca sylvanus) have frequent contact with humans, we assayed 79 macaques for antibodies to enzootic primate viruses. All macaques were seronegative for herpesvirus B, simian T-cell lymphotropic virus, simian retrovirus, simian immunodeficiency virus, and rhesus cytomegalovirus. Seroprevalence of simian foamy virus reached 88% among adult animals.
Engel
Gregory A
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University of Washington National Primate Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Pizarro
Mark
M
Shaw
Eric
E
Cortes
John
J
Fuentes
Agustin
A
Barry
Peter
P
Lerche
Nicholas
N
Grant
Richard
R
Cohn
Douglas
D
Jones-Engel
Lisa
L
D000818:Animals; D005876:Gibraltar / Q000453:epidemiology; D008251:Macaca / Q000821:virology*; D008992:Monkey Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*