RESUMO
Eighty-two percent of a group of rhesus monkeys removed from Cayo Santiago were seropositive for B virus (Herpesvirus simiae) antibodies. Similar results were obtained from the Cayo Santiago macaque population two decades ago and from feral Indian rhesus monkeys. Thus it is likely that B virus has been enzootic in the Cayo Santiago population since 1938, when the colony was established with stock imported from India.
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Anticorpos Antivirais/análise , Infecções por Herpesviridae/veterinária , Herpesviridae/imunologia , Herpesvirus Cercopitecino 1/imunologia , Macaca mulatta , Macaca , Doenças dos Macacos/epidemiologia , Fatores Etários , Animais , Feminino , Infecções por Herpesviridae/epidemiologia , Masculino , Prevalência , Porto Rico/epidemiologia , Fatores SexuaisRESUMO
The free-ranging population of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) on Cayo Santiago was sero-surveyed for human measles, simian virus 40, B virus (Herpes simiae), rhesus cytomegalovirus, human and simian retroviruses and encephalomyocarditis virus to determine the prevalence of these viruses in the colony. The results of this study indicate that the colony is free of SV40, HTLVIII (HIV-1), STLVIII (SIV) and SRV1; has a low prevalence of measles and EMCV; and high prevalence rates for B virus, CMV and HTLVI.