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Human Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 in Confiscated Gorilla

Authors :
Kirsten V.K. Gilardi
Kristie L. Oxford
David Gardner-Roberts
Jean-Felix Kinani
Lucy Spelman
Peter A. Barry
Michael R. Cranfield
Linda J. Lowenstine
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 20, Iss 11, Pp 1883-1886 (2014)
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 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.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
20
Issue :
11
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.407ccf0eca6474998b7ec9ebfa11951
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2011.140075