Title
Serologic evidence for novel poxvirus in endangered red colobus monkeys, Western Uganda
Author(s)
Goldberg, T.L.; Chapman, C.A.; Cameron, K.; Saj, T.; Karesh, W.B.; Wolfe, N.D.; Wong, S.W.; Dubois, M.E.; Slifka, M.K.
Published
2008
Publisher
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Abstract
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, Western blot, and virus neutralization assays indicated that red colobus monkeys in Kibale National Park, western Uganda, had antibodies to a virus that was similar, but not identical, to known orthopoxviruses. The presence of a novel poxvirus in this endangered primate raises public health and conservation concerns.
Keywords
virus antibody; animal experiment; antibody response; article; controlled study; endangered species; enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; female; human; male; monkey; nonhuman; Orthopoxvirus; Poxvirus; public health; serology; Uganda; virus characterization; virus neutralization; Western blotting; Animals; Antibodies, Viral; Blotting, Western; Colobus; Conservation of Natural Resources; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Female; Male; Monkey Diseases; Neutralization Tests; Poxviridae; Poxviridae Infections; Public Health; Uganda
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