Macacine Herpesvirus 1 in Long-Tailed Macaques, Malaysia, 2009–2011

Macacine Herpesvirus 1 in Long-Tailed Macaques, Malaysia, 2009–2011

Macacine herpesvirus 1 (MaHV1; B virus) naturally infects macaques (Macaca spp.) and can cause fatal encephalitis in humans. In Peninsular Malaysia, wild macaques are abundant, and translocation is used to mitigate human–macaque conflict. Most adult macaques are infected with MaHV1, although the ris...

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Main Authors: Mei-Ho Lee, Melinda K. Rostal, Tom Hughes, Frankie Sitam, Chee-Yen Lee, Jeffrine Japning, Mallory E. Harden, Anthony Griffiths, Misliah Basir, Nathan D. Wolfe, Jonathan H. Epstein, Peter Daszak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Macacine herpesvirus 1
long-tailed macaque
Macaca fascicularis
herpes B virus
encephalitis
zoonoses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/7/14-0162_article

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