title: Endemic Viruses of Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri spp.).
abstract: Nonhuman primates are the experimental animals of choice for the study of many human diseases. As such, it is important to understand that endemic viruses of primates can potentially affect the design, methods, and results of biomedical studies designed to model human disease. Here we review the viruses known to be endemic in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri spp.). The pathogenic potential of these viruses in squirrel monkeys that undergo experimental manipulation remains largely unexplored but may have implications regarding the use of squirrel monkeys in biomedical research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: Donna L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: Gloria B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: McClure
authors.affiliation: Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Bastrop, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Julio C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.affiliation: Keeling Center for Comparative Medicine, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Bastrop, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Christian R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Abee
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA. jvanch@LSUHSC.edu.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Vanchiere
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D012453:Saimiri / Q000821:virology*; D014780:Viruses / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*