Retrospective Serology Study of Respiratory Virus Infections in Captive Great Apes

Retrospective Serology Study of Respiratory Virus Infections in Captive Great Apes

Great apes are extremely sensitive to infections with human respiratory viruses. In this study, we retrospectively analyzed sera from captive chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans. More than 1000 sera (403 chimpanzee, 77 gorilla, and 535 orang-utan sera) were analyzed for antibodies to the human res...

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Main Authors: Hester Buitendijk, Zahra Fagrouch, Henk Niphuis, Willy M. Bogers, Kristin S. Warren, Ernst J. Verschoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-03-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
respiratory viruses
great apes
serology
anthroponotic infections
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/6/3/1442

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