Serologic Evidence for Novel Poxvirus in Endangered Red Colobus Monkeys, Western Uganda

Serologic Evidence for Novel Poxvirus in Endangered Red Colobus Monkeys, Western Uganda

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, Western blot, and virus neutralization assays indicated that red colobus monkeys in Kibale National Park, western Uganda, had antibodies to a virus that was similar, but not identical, to known orthopoxviruses. The presence of a novel poxvirus in this endangered pr...

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Main Authors: Tony L. Goldberg, Colin A. Chapman, Kenneth Cameron, Tania Saj, William B. Karesh, Nathan D. Wolfe, Scott W. Wong, Melissa E. Dubois, Mark K. Slifka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Poxviridae
Orthopoxvirus
monkeypox
tanapox
Africa
Uganda
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/5/07-1686_article

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