Susceptibility of Cebus Capucina (the South American Ringtail Monkey) and Cercopithecus Cephus (the African Mustache Monkey) to Poliomyelitis Virus

Susceptibility of East African Monkeys to Experimental Poliomyelitis *

Individual species of monkeys vary so widely in their susceptibility to infection with poliomyelitis virus, that when "new" species are used for these tests, some measure of their susceptibility is indicated. Particularly is this true during present war-time conditions when difficulties of importing monkeys to the United States, and elsewhere, have necessitated the use of any available species ...

Yersinia enterocolitica Infection in a Vervet Monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) in Iran

  A vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) housed at quarantine of Razi vaccine and serum research institute died following a few days of sickness. Multiple abscesses on the surface and inside the liver and enlargement of spleen with pinpoint white spot were the most prominent macroscopic features. We examined the organs of the dead monkey and Yersinia enterocolitica was isolated. In histopatho...

Growth of African Horse Sickness Virus in Monkey Kidney Cell Cultures

Experimental Poliomyelitis in Cercopithecus Aethiops Sabaeus (the Green African Monkey) by Oral and Other Routes

The green African monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus, has been infected with experimental poliomyelitis after feeding artificially contaminated food. This species is also highly susceptible to intracerebral, intranasal, and intraabdominal inoculations. In one experiment with a human stool from a case of poliomyelitis, Cercopithecus was more susceptible to intranasal and to intraabdominal in...

Plaque assay of African Horse-Sickness Virus in African Green Monkey Kidney Cell Line