학술논문
Differential distribution of antibodies to different viruses in young animals in the free-ranging rhesus macaques of Cayo Santiago.
Document Type
Article
Author
Source
Subject
*IMMUNOGLOBULINS
*RHESUS monkeys
*ANIMAL breeding
*HERPESVIRUS diseases
*
*
*
Language
ISSN
0047-2565
Abstract
Background The breeding colony of free-ranging rhesus macaques was established in 1938 in Cayo Santiago (CS) with animals collected in northern India. The seroprevalence to cercopithecine herpesvirus type 1 (B virus) and simian retroviruses has been studied previously. Results This is the first report on the seropositivity to different viruses using samples collected shortly after removing animals (n = 245) from CS. All samples were negative for measles, simian immunodeficiency virus and simian type D retroviruses. The overall prevalence of antibodies was around 50% for simian T-lymphotropic virus I (STLV-I). For B virus, the prevalence was 38%. Conclusions Data obtained showed marked differences in the antibody distribution to B virus and STLV-I within the free-ranging colony of rhesus macaques. Implication of these data for the Specific Pathogen Free program at the Caribbean Primate Research Center are also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]