Unique Pattern of Enzootic Primate Viruses in Gibraltar Macaques

Abstract

Because Gibraltar's macaques (Macaca sylvanus) have frequent contact with humans, we assayed 79 macaques for antibodies to enzootic primate viruses. All macaques were seronegative for herpesvirus B, simian T-cell lymphotropic virus, simian retrovirus, simian immunodeficiency virus, and rhesus cytomegalovirus. Seroprevalence of simian foamy virus reached 88% among adult animals.

Keywords

• primate zoonoses
• simian foamy virus
• herpesvirus B
• simian T-cell lymphotropic virus
• simian retrovirus
• rhesus cytomegalovirus