Survey of Infections Transmissible Between Baboons and Humans, Cape Town, South Africa

Drewe, Julian A.; O’Riain, M. Justin; Beamish, Esme; Currie, Hamish; Parsons, Sven

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Survey of Infections Transmissible Between Baboons and Humans, Cape Town, South Africa

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Feb 2012
By Drewe, Julian A. ; O’Riain, M. Justin ; Beamish, Esme ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Drewe, Julian A. ; O’Riain, M. Justin ; Beamish, Esme ; Currie, Hamish ; Parsons, Sven
Description:

Baboons on South Africa's Cape Peninsula come in frequent contact with humans. To determine potential health risks for both species, we screened 27 baboons from 5 troops for 10 infections. Most (56%) baboons had antibodies reactive or cross-reactive to human viruses. Spatial overlap between these species poses low but potential health risks.
Subjects:

Animals Antibodies, Viral Cytomegalovirus Infections Dispatch Epstein-Barr Virus Infections Female Hepatitis A Humans Male Monkey Diseases Papio Seroepidemiologic Studies Zoonoses
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 18(2):298-301.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

South Africa
Location:

Africa
Volume:

18
Issue:

2
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:ead68218fa5a051a7f0e1c264f828d4bb19f2bc10863e561f4ba4e4a3e38bbdd
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