High Seroprevalence of Enterovirus Infections in Apes and Old World Monkeys

High Seroprevalence of Enterovirus Infections in Apes and Old World Monkeys

To estimate population exposure of apes and Old World monkeys in Africa to enteroviruses (EVs), we conducted a seroepidemiologic study of serotype-specific neutralizing antibodies against 3 EV types. Detection of species A, B, and D EVs infecting wild chimpanzees demonstrates their potential widespr...

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Main Authors: Heli Harvala, Chloe L. McIntyre, Natsuko Imai, Lucy Clasper, Cyrille F. Djoko, Matthew LeBreton, Marion Vermeulen, Andrew Saville, Francisca Mutapi, Ubald Tamoufé, John Kiyang, Tafon G. Biblia, Nicholas Midzi, Takafira Mduluza, Jacques Pépin, Richard Njouom, Teemu Smura, Joseph N. Fair, Nathan D. Wolfe, Merja Roivainen, Peter Simmonds
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
enterovirus
echovirus
seroepidemiology
nonhuman primates
apes
old world monkeys
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/2/11-1363_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/2/11-1363_article

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