Abstract
Rickettsial infections in monkeys, Malaysia.
Highlights
To learn more about these infections in monkeys, we examined blood samples from 50 cynomolgus monkeys caught by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks at 12 residential areas in Peninsular Malaysia during a population management and wildlife disease surveillance program (January 2012–December 2013)
The rickettsial outer membrane protein B gene (ompB) gene was amplified from 4 samples, and BLAST analysis of the sequences (556–779 bp) revealed closest match to several R. felis–like organisms, including Rickettsia sp
Infections caused by R. felis–like organisms and A. bovis in the cynomolgus monkeys were subclinical
Summary
Author affiliations: University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (S.T. Tay, F.X. Koh, K.L. Kho); Department of Wildlife and National Parks Peninsular Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur (F.T. Sitam) Little is known about rickettsial and anaplasma infections in cynomolgus monkeys in Malaysia. RF2125 and Rf31 have been identified from cat fleas in Malaysia (3), the presence of Anaplasma bovis in monkeys is not known. To learn more about these infections in monkeys, we examined blood samples from 50 cynomolgus monkeys caught by the Department of Wildlife and National Parks at 12 residential areas in Peninsular Malaysia during a population management and wildlife disease surveillance program (January 2012–December 2013).
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