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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Ostrowski, S. R. ; Leslie, M. J. ; Parrott, T. ; Abelt, S. ; Piercy, P. E.
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Animals Animals, Domestic Communicable Disease Control Guidelines As Topic Herpesviridae Infections Herpesvirus 1, Cercopithecine Humans Macaca Monkey Diseases Primates Public Health

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 4(1):117-121.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  4
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5ebb3ddd694fb67016b229e6fe441a6102e83041ce4ac34e9a1044c314adf718
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/3720/cdc_3720_DS1.pdf
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