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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Absence of frequent herpesvirus transmission in a nonhuman primate predator-prey system in the wild
Journal of Virology, Volume 87, No. 19, Year 2013
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Emergence of viruses into the human population by transmission from nonhuman primates (NHPs) represents a serious potential threat to human health that is primarily associated with the increased bushmeat trade. Transmission of RNA viruses across primate species appears to be relatively frequent. In contrast, DNA viruses appear to be largely host specific, suggesting low transmission potential. Herein, we use a primate predator-prey system to study the risk of herpesvirus transmission between different primate species in the wild. The system was comprised of western chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) and their primary (western red colobus, Piliocolobus badius badius) and secondary (black-and-white colobus, Colobus polykomos) prey monkey species. NHP species were frequently observed to be coinfected with multiple beta- and gammaherpesviruses (including new cytomegalo- and rhadinoviruses). However, despite frequent exposure of chimpanzees to blood, organs, and bones of their herpesvirus-infected monkey prey, there was no evidence for cross-species herpesvirus transmission. These findings suggest that interspecies transmission of NHP beta- and gammaherpesviruses is, at most, a rare event in the wild. © 2013, American Society for Microbiology.
Authors & Co-Authors
Murthy, Sripriya
Germany, Berlin
Robert Koch Institute
Germany, Braunschweig
Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research Hzi
Couacy-Hymann, Emmanuel
Cote D'ivoire, Bingerville
Lanada
Metzger, Sonja
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Germany, Berlin
Robert Koch Institute
Nowak, Kathrin
Germany, Berlin
Robert Koch Institute
Nys, Helene De
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Germany, Berlin
Robert Koch Institute
Boesch, Christophe
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Wittig, Roman Martin
Germany, Leipzig
Max-planck-institut Für Evolutionäre Anthropologie
Jarvis, Michael A.
United Kingdom, Plymouth
University of Plymouth
Leendertz, Fabian Hubertus
Germany, Berlin
Robert Koch Institute
Ehlers, Bernhard
Germany, Berlin
Robert Koch Institute
Statistics
Citations: 25
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1128/JVI.01104-13
ISSN:
0022538X
e-ISSN:
10985514
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study