Temple Monkeys and Health Implications of Commensalism, Kathmandu, Nepal

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Jones-Engel, Lisa ; Engel, Gregory A. ; Heidrich, John ; Chalise, Mukesh ; Poudel, Narayan ; Viscidi, Raphael ; Barry, Peter A. ; Allan, Jonathan S. ; Grant, Richard ; Kyes, Randy
• Description:
  The threat of zoonotic transmission of infectious agents at monkey temples highlights the necessity of investigating the prevalence of enzootic infectious agents in these primate populations. Biological samples were collected from 39 rhesus macaques at the Swoyambhu Temple and tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, Western blot, polymerase chain reaction, or combination of these tests for evidence of infection with rhesus cytomegalovirus (RhCMV), Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1 (CHV-1), simian virus 40 (SV40), simian retrovirus (SRV), simian T-cell lymphotropic virus (STLV), simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), and simian foamy virus (SFV). Antibody seroprevalence was 94.9% to RhCMV (37/39), 89.7% to SV40 (35/39), 64.1% to CHV-1 (25/39), and 97.4% to SFV (38/39). Humans who come into contact with macaques at Swoyambhu risk exposure to enzootic primateborne viruses. We discuss implications for public health and primate management strategies that would reduce contact between humans and primates.
• Subjects:
  Animals Antibodies, Viral Cytomegalovirus Infections Female Herpesviridae Infections Humans Lentivirus Infections Macaca Mulatta Male Monkey Diseases Polyomavirus Infections Public Health Seroepidemiologic Studies Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 12(6):900-906.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Asia ; Nepal
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:45d3dc2a86ba6ea51af86aaf69724b7a53de238380bba0170998d0c79a808607
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16205/cdc_16205_DS1.pdf
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