Document Type
Article
Department or Administrative Unit
Primate Behavior and Ecology
Publication Date
8-2002
Abstract
Herpesvirus B (Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1) has been implicated as the cause of approximately 40 cases of meningoencephalitis affecting persons in direct or indirect contact with laboratory macaques. However, the threat of herpesvirus B in nonlaboratory settings worldwide remains to be addressed. We investigated the potential for exposure to herpesvirus B in workers at a “monkey forest” (a temple that has become a tourist attraction because of its monkeys) in Bali, Indonesia. In July 2000, 105 workers at the Sangeh Monkey Forest in Central Bali were surveyed about contact with macaques (Macaca fascicularis). Nearly half of those interviewed had either been bitten or scratched by a macaque. Prevalence of injury was higher in those who fed macaques. Serum from 31 of 38 Sangeh macaques contained antibodies to herpesvirus B. We conclude that workers coming into contact with macaques at the Sangeh Monkey Forest are at risk for exposure to herpesvirus B.
Recommended Citation
Engel, G. A., Jones-Engel, L., Schillaci, M., Suaryana, K., Putra, A., Fuentes, A., Henkel, R. (2002). Human Exposure to Herpesvirus B–Seropositive Macaques, Bali, Indonesia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 8(8), 789-795. https://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0808.010467.
Journal
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Rights
no copyright; public domain material
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Animal Diseases Commons, Immunology and Infectious Disease Commons, Virology Commons, Virus Diseases Commons
Comments
This article was originally published to the Public Domain in Emerging Infectious Diseases. The full-text article from the publisher can be found here.