Presence of Antibody to Human Herpesvirus 6 in Monkeys
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~ Departrnent of Virology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, 3-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565, 2 Department of Pathology, National Institute of Health, Tokyo, 3Department of Animal Pathology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 4Research Center for Immunodeficiency Virus, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, 5Faculty of Science, University of Indonesia, Jakarta and 6 Ragunan Zoo, Jakarta, Indonesia
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Presence of antibody to human herpesvirus 6 in monkeys.
A serological survey of monkeys was conducted to determine the prevalence of antibody to human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6). Two-hundred and fifteen sera from 10 species of monkeys were examined by an immunofluorescent antibody (IF) assay. The antibody was found in monkeys from eight of the 10 species examined, but was not detected in silvered lutongs or cotton-top tamarins. The prevalence of antibody...
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