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Serological evidence of infection with Tana and Yaba pox viruses among several species of monkey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

A. W. Downie
A. W. Downie
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Department of Medical Microbiology, The University, Liverpool
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Sera from cynomolgus monkeys from Malaysia, from Indian rhesus monkeys, from various species of monkeys from Africa and from South America have been examined for neutralizing antibody to Tanapox and Yaba viruses. No antibody was found to either virus in the sera of rhesus monkeys or South American monkeys. A certain proportion of sera from cynomolgus monkeys and various species of African monkey showed antibody to one or other of the viruses, but few of the positive sera showed antibody to both. The results would seem to suggest that infection with the two viruses is endemic in African and Malaysian monkeys but does not occur or is very rare in Indian rhesus and New World monkeys.

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Research Article
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Journal of Hygiene , Volume 72 , Issue 2 , April 1974 , pp. 245 - 250
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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