Prevalence of antibody reaction with cercopithecine herpesvirus 1 antigen in Macaca cyclopis, Macaca fascicularis, and Papio anubis in Taiwan
| Autor: | Lin Yj, Lee F, Huang Cc, Deng Mc, Lee Ty |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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viruses
animal diseases Herpesvirus 1 Cercopithecine Taiwan Cercopithecinae Zoology Papio anubis Antibodies Viral Macaque Antigen biology.animal Prevalence Animals Primate Antigens Viral General Veterinary biology Primate Diseases Herpesviridae Infections biology.organism_classification Virology Macaca fascicularis biology.protein Macaca Animal Science and Zoology Antibody Cyclopis Baboon |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Medical Primatology. 36:343-347 |
| ISSN: | 1600-0684 0047-2565 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1600-0684.2007.00211.x |
| Popis: | Background and Methods A total of 284 non-human primate sera were collected between December 2004 and September 2005 and tested by a commercially available dot immunobinding assay for the antibodies to cercopithecine herpesvirus 1, an alphaherpesvirus with high mortality for infected humans. Results Seropositive rates were 58% among non-human primates from animal shelters and 38% among those from zoos and academic institutes. Positive reactors were found in three species, the Formosan macaque (Macaca cyclopis; 57%), the cynomolgus macaque (Macaca fascicularis; 11%) and the olive baboon (Papio anubis; 68%). Conclusions Our results showed that natural infection by cercopithecine herpesvirus 1 in Formosan macaques was highly prevalent, and to a certain extent reflected the situation of the wild populations in Taiwan. The findings raised the issues of zoonotic public health and the occupational health of primate workers. High positive rate in olive baboons was also found, although, it cannot be ruled out that the positivity was due to cross-reactivity between cercopithecine herpesvirus 1 and other herpesviruses. |
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