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Historical Outbreaks of Simian Hemorrhagic Fever in Captive Macaques Were Caused by Distinct Arteriviruses.

Authors :
Lauck M
Alkhovsky SV
Bào Y
Bailey AL
Shevtsova ZV
Shchetinin AM
Vishnevskaya TV
Lackemeyer MG
Postnikova E
Mazur S
Wada J
Radoshitzky SR
Friedrich TC
Lapin BA
Deriabin PG
Jahrling PB
Goldberg TL
O'Connor DH
Kuhn JH
Source :
Journal of virology [J Virol] 2015 Aug; Vol. 89 (15), pp. 8082-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 May 13.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

Simian hemorrhagic fever (SHF) is lethal for macaques. Based on clinical presentation and serological diagnosis, all reported SHF outbreaks were thought to be caused by different strains of the same virus, simian hemorrhagic fever virus (SHFV; Arteriviridae). Here we show that the SHF outbreaks in Sukhumi in 1964 and in Alamogordo in 1989 were caused not by SHFV but by two novel divergent arteriviruses. Our results indicate that multiple divergent simian arteriviruses can cause SHF.<br /> (Copyright © 2015, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1098-5514
Volume :
89
Issue :
15
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of virology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
25972539
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01046-15