Human Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 in Confiscated Gorilla

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 host...

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Autores principales: Gilardi, Kirsten V.K., Oxford, Kristie L., Gardner-Roberts, David, Kinani, Jean-Felix, Spelman, Lucy, Barry, Peter A., Cranfield, Michael R., Lowenstine, Linda J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4214296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25341185
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2011.140075
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Sumario: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.

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