Fatal Infection of a Pet Monkey with Human herpesvirus 1

Fatal Infection of a Pet Monkey with Human herpesvirus 1

Concerns have been raised about pet monkeys as a potential threat to humans. We report the opposite situation, a danger to pets that arises from humans. Similar to herpesvirus B (Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1), which endangers humans but not its host species, Human herpesvirus 1 can act as a “killer...

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Main Authors: Hartwig P. Huemer, Clara Larcher, Thomas Czedik-Eysenberg, Norbert Nowotny, Martin Reifinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Austria
Callithrix
HHV-1
Human herpesvirus
marmoset
primate
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/6/01-0341_article
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spelling doaj-3112b78fa83043fa8c7437ab90b8f1132020-11-25T00:33:26ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592002-06-018663964110.3201/eid0806.010341Fatal Infection of a Pet Monkey with Human herpesvirus 1Hartwig P. HuemerClara LarcherThomas Czedik-EysenbergNorbert NowotnyMartin ReifingerConcerns have been raised about pet monkeys as a potential threat to humans. We report the opposite situation, a danger to pets that arises from humans. Similar to herpesvirus B (Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1), which endangers humans but not its host species, Human herpesvirus 1 can act as a “killer virus” when crossing the species barrier to New World monkeys.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/6/01-0341_articleAustriaCallithrixHHV-1Human herpesvirusmarmosetprimate
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Martin Reifinger
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Clara Larcher
Thomas Czedik-Eysenberg
Norbert Nowotny
Martin Reifinger
Fatal Infection of a Pet Monkey with Human herpesvirus 1
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Austria
Callithrix
HHV-1
Human herpesvirus
marmoset
primate
author_facet Hartwig P. Huemer
Clara Larcher
Thomas Czedik-Eysenberg
Norbert Nowotny
Martin Reifinger
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title Fatal Infection of a Pet Monkey with Human herpesvirus 1
title_short Fatal Infection of a Pet Monkey with Human herpesvirus 1
title_full Fatal Infection of a Pet Monkey with Human herpesvirus 1
title_fullStr Fatal Infection of a Pet Monkey with Human herpesvirus 1
title_full_unstemmed Fatal Infection of a Pet Monkey with Human herpesvirus 1
title_sort fatal infection of a pet monkey with human herpesvirus 1
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2002-06-01
description Concerns have been raised about pet monkeys as a potential threat to humans. We report the opposite situation, a danger to pets that arises from humans. Similar to herpesvirus B (Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1), which endangers humans but not its host species, Human herpesvirus 1 can act as a “killer virus” when crossing the species barrier to New World monkeys.
topic Austria
Callithrix
HHV-1
Human herpesvirus
marmoset
primate
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/8/6/01-0341_article
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