Human Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 in Confiscated Gorilla

Authors :: Peter A. Barry
Michael R. Cranfield
Kirsten V. K. Gilardi
Lucy Spelman
Kristie L. Oxford
David Gardner-Roberts
Linda J. Lowenstine
Jean Felix Kinani
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Emerging infectious diseases, vol 20, iss 11, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 11, Pp 1883-1886 (2014)
Publication Year :: 2014
Publisher :: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2014.
Abstract: In 2007, we detected human herpes simplex virus type 1, which caused stomatitis, in a juvenile confiscated eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) that had a high degree of direct contact with human caretakers. Our findings confirm that pathogens can transfer between nonhuman primate hosts and humans.