B-virus from pet macaque monkeys: an emerging threat in the United States?

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B-virus from pet macaque monkeys: an emerging threat in the United States?

Published Date:

1998 Jan-Mar

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Emerg Infect Dis. 4(1):117-121.

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Emerg Infect Dis

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Ostrowski, S. R. ; Leslie, M. J. ; Parrott, T. ; Abelt, S. ; Piercy, P. E. ;

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Of primary concern when evaluating macaque bites are bacterial and B-virus infections. B-virus infection is highly prevalent (80% to 90%) in adult macaques and may cause a potentially fatal meningoencephalitis in humans. We examined seven nonoccupational exposure incidents involving 24 persons and eight macaques. Six macaques were tested for herpes B; four (67%) were seropositive. A common observation was that children were more than three times as likely to be bitten than adults. The virus must be assumed to be a potential health hazard in macaque bite wounds; this risk makes macaques unsuitable as pets.

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