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Differential distribution of antibodies to different viruses in young animals in the free‐ranging rhesus macaques of Cayo Santiago
Author(s) -
Sariol C.A.,
GonzálezMartínez J.,
Arana T.,
Gascot S.,
Suárez E.,
Maldonado E.,
Gerald M.S.,
Rodríguez M.,
Kraiselburd E.N.
Publication year - 2006
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.1600-0684.2006.00174.x
Subject(s) - simian , virology , biology , simian immunodeficiency virus , virus , antibody , seroprevalence , primate , serology , immunology , ecology
Background The breeding colony of free‐ranging rhesus macaques was established in 1938 in Cayo Santiago (CS) with animals collected in northern India. The seroprevalence to cercopithecine herpesvirus type 1 (B virus) and simian retroviruses has been studied previously. Results This is the first report on the seropositivity to different viruses using samples collected shortly after removing animals (n = 245) from CS. All samples were negative for measles, simian immunodeficiency virus and simian type D retroviruses. The overall prevalence of antibodies was around 50% for simian T‐lymphotropic virus I (STLV‐I). For B virus, the prevalence was 38%. Conclusions Data obtained showed marked differences in the antibody distribution to B virus and STLV‐I within the free‐ranging colony of rhesus macaques. Implication of these data for the Specific Pathogen Free program at the Caribbean Primate Research Center are also discussed.