Little Evidence of Zika Virus Infection in Wild Long-Tailed Macaques, Peninsular Malaysia

Abstract

We tested a sample of 234 wild long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) trapped in Peninsular Malaysia in 2009, 2010, and 2016 for Zika virus RNA and antibodies. None were positive for RNA, and only 1.3% were seropositive for neutralizing antibodies. Long-tailed macaques are unlikely to be reservoirs for Zika virus in Malaysia.

Keywords

• Zika virus
• nonhuman primates
• Malaysia
• Macaca fascicularis
• macaque
• neutralizing antibodies