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Detection of serum antibodies in Ethiopian baboons that cross‐react with SIV, HTLV‐I, and type D retroviral antigens
Author(s) -
Benveniste R.E.,
Hill R.W.,
Knott W.B.,
Tsai CC.,
Kuller L.,
Morton W.R.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of medical primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1600-0684
pISSN - 0047-2565
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0684.1993.tb00650.x
Subject(s) - virology , antibody , antigen , primate , biology , simian immunodeficiency virus , baboon , virus , haplorhini , immunology , neuroscience , endocrinology
Baboons ( Papio cynocephalus ) imported from Ethiopia were screened for antibodies to various primate retroviruses by immunoblotting. Antibodies that cross‐reacted with SIV/Mne or with type D viral antigens were detected in approximately one‐third of these animals. In addition, 20% of these baboons had antibodies that cross‐reacted with HTLV‐I viral antigens. These data suggest that wild‐caught baboons are infected with retroviruses only partially related to known primate viral isolates.