Abstract
SummarySera from 52 red-tail (wild) and 31 African green (captive) monkeys were examined for the prevalence of viral antibodies. Antibodies to Herpesvirus hominis, mumps virus, certain human enteroviruses, and M. pneumoniae occurred at a greater frequency in captive monkeys, suggesting that nonhuman primates acquire these infections through contact with humans. Antibodies to parainfluenza viruses, adenoviruses, coronaviruses, influenza A and B viruses, and respiratory syncytial virus occurred as often in captive as in wild monkeys. All sera were negative for neutralizing antibodies to poliovirus types 1, 2, and 3, Coxsackie B-3 virus, and ECHO-virus type 6. Wild monkeys from the Bwamba region were found to have a high rate of hepatitis B infections; few captive monkeys were positive for this infection.
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