Natural Fatal Infection of an Owl Monkey (Aotus trivirgatus) with Herpes T Virus

Several South American monkeys in a pet shop died shortly after onset of an illness with signs indicative of pruri-tis. One owl monkey (Aotus trivirgatus) was available for postmortem examination. Lesions, usually necrotizing, were present in most organs, including the brain and Gasserian ganglia. H...

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Published in:The Journal of infectious diseases 1968-04, Vol.118 (2), p.153-159
Main Authors: Emmons, Richard W., Gribble, David H., Lennette, Edwin H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agglutination Tests
Animals
Brain - microbiology
Cell culture techniques
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Hepatocytes
Herpesviridae - immunology
Herpesviridae - isolation & purification
Herpesviridae Infections - immunology
Herpesviridae Infections - microbiology
Herpesviridae Infections - pathology
Histological Techniques
Lesions
Liver
Liver - microbiology
Monkey Diseases - immunology
Monkey Diseases - microbiology
Monkey Diseases - pathology
Monkeys
Neutralization Tests
Owls
Pruritus - microbiology
Reticuloendotheliosis virus
Schwann cells
Tongue - microbiology
Virus Cultivation
Viruses
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Summary:Several South American monkeys in a pet shop died shortly after onset of an illness with signs indicative of pruri-tis. One owl monkey (Aotus trivirgatus) was available for postmortem examination. Lesions, usually necrotizing, were present in most organs, including the brain and Gasserian ganglia. Herpes T virus was isolated from the brain, tongue, and liver. A serologic survey of 5 species of South American monkeys from the pet shop revealed herpes T virus neutralizing antibody in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri) but not in other species.
ISSN:0022-1899
1537-6613
DOI:10.1093/infdis/118.2.153