1. Emerging and reemerging infectious diseases of nonhuman primates in the laboratory setting.
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Bailey C and Mansfield K
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- Animals, Animals, Laboratory, Chickenpox etiology, Chickenpox pathology, Chickenpox veterinary, Communicable Diseases, Emerging etiology, Communicable Diseases, Emerging pathology, Escherichia coli Infections etiology, Escherichia coli Infections pathology, Escherichia coli Infections veterinary, Herpesviridae Infections etiology, Herpesviridae Infections pathology, Herpesviridae Infections veterinary, Malaria etiology, Malaria pathology, Malaria veterinary, Measles etiology, Measles pathology, Measles veterinary, Microsporidiosis etiology, Microsporidiosis pathology, Microsporidiosis veterinary, Primates, Tuberculosis etiology, Tuberculosis pathology, Tuberculosis veterinary, Tumor Virus Infections etiology, Tumor Virus Infections pathology, Tumor Virus Infections veterinary, Communicable Diseases, Emerging veterinary, Primate Diseases etiology, Primate Diseases pathology
- Abstract
Despite numerous advances in the diagnosis and control of infectious diseases of nonhuman primates in the laboratory setting, a number of infectious agents continue to plague colonies. Some, such as measles virus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, cause sporadic outbreaks despite well-established biosecurity protocols, whereas others, such as retroperitoneal fibromatosis-associated herpesvirus, have only recently been discovered, often as a result of immunosuppressive experimental manipulation. Owing to the unique social housing requirements of nonhuman primates, importation of foreign-bred animals, and lack of antemortem diagnostic assays for many new diseases, elimination of these agents is often difficult or impractical. Recognition of these diseases is therefore essential because of their confounding effects on experimental data, impact on colony health, and potential for zoonotic transmission. This review summarizes the relevant pathology and pathogenesis of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases of laboratory nonhuman primates.
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- 2010
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