Publication: Serological evidence of herpesvirus infection in gibbons
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2002-05-31
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14712180
14712180
14712180
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Mahidol University
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BMC Microbiology. Vol.2, (2002), 1-5
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Kamol Sakulwira, Apiradee Theamboonlers, Phingphol Charoonrut, Parntep Ratanakorn, Yong Poovorawan Serological evidence of herpesvirus infection in gibbons. BMC Microbiology. Vol.2, (2002), 1-5. doi:10.1186/1471-2180-2-11 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/20210
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Serological evidence of herpesvirus infection in gibbons
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Background: Herpesviruses are not only infectious agents of worldwide distribution in humans, but have also been demonstrated in various non-human primates as well. Seventy-eight gibbons were subjected to serological tests by ELISA for herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV). Results: The prevalence of IgG antibodies against HSV-1, HSV-2, EBV and CMV was 28.2%, 28.2%, 14.1% and 17.9%, respectively. Conclusions: Antigenic cross-reactivity is expected to exist between the human herpesviruses and gibbon herpesviruses. Gibbons have antibodies to human herpesviruses that may reflect zoonotic infection with human herpesviruses or infection with indigenous gibbon herpesviruses. Therefore, it is difficult to draw concrete conclusions from serological studies alone. Identification should be based on further isolation and molecular characterization of viruses from seropositive animals.