Abstract
The rhesus macaque breeding colony of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ) was established in 1932 from a founding stock of 100 animals. This population has remained closed to new animal introductions for almost 70 years. A serologic survey was performed to determine the prevalence of antibodies to selected viruses as a first approach to identifying viral pathogens endemic in this population. Banked serum samples were tested for antibodies to simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), simian T-lymphotropic virus (STLV), simian type D retrovirus (SRV), cercopithecine herpesvirus type-1 (B virus), rhesus cytomegalovirus (RhCMV), measles virus (MV), and hepatitis A virus (HAV). All samples were negative for antibodies against the simian retroviruses. The overall prevalence of antibodies was 95% for RhCMV, 45% for B virus, 35% for HAV, and 1% for MV. Prevalence was found to vary by age group. Am. J. Primatol.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 123-128 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | American Journal of Primatology |
Volume | 59 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 2003 |
Keywords
- Health monitoring
- Nonhuman primates
- Serological survey
- Serology
- Viruses
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Animal Science and Zoology