1. Temple Monkeys and Health Implications of Commensalism, Kathmandu, Nepal - Volume 12, Number 6—June 2006 - Emerging Infectious Diseases journal - CDC
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Jones-Engel, Lisa, Engel, Gregory A, Heidrich, John, Chalise, Mukesh, Poudel, Narayan, Viscidi, Raphael, Barry, Peter A, Allan, Jonathan S, Grant, Richard, and Kyes, Randy
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Medical Microbiology ,Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Infectious Diseases ,Prevention ,2.2 Factors relating to the physical environment ,Aetiology ,Infection ,Good Health and Well Being ,Animals ,Antibodies ,Viral ,Cytomegalovirus Infections ,Female ,Herpesviridae Infections ,Humans ,Lentivirus Infections ,Macaca mulatta ,Male ,Monkey Diseases ,Nepal ,Polyomavirus Infections ,Public Health ,Seroepidemiologic Studies ,Zoonoses ,Clinical Sciences ,Public Health and Health Services ,Microbiology ,Clinical sciences ,Epidemiology ,Health services and systems - Abstract
The threat of zoonotic transmission of infectious agents at monkey temples highlights the necessity of investigating the prevalence of enzootic infectious agents in these primate populations. Biological samples were collected from 39 rhesus macaques at the Swoyambhu Temple and tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, Western blot, polymerase chain reaction, or combination of these tests for evidence of infection with rhesus cytomegalovirus (RhCMV), Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1 (CHV-1), simian virus 40 (SV40), simian retrovirus (SRV), simian T-cell lymphotropic virus (STLV), simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), and simian foamy virus (SFV). Antibody seroprevalence was 94.9% to RhCMV (37/39), 89.7% to SV40 (35/39), 64.1% to CHV-1 (25/39), and 97.4% to SFV (38/39). Humans who come into contact with macaques at Swoyambhu risk exposure to enzootic primateborne viruses. We discuss implications for public health and primate management strategies that would reduce contact between humans and primates.
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- 2006