B-Virus and Free-Ranging Macaques, Puerto Rico

B-Virus and Free-Ranging Macaques, Puerto Rico

In Puerto Rico, risk for transmission of B-virus from free-ranging rhesus monkeys to humans has become a serious challenge. An incident with an injured rhesus monkey, seropositive for B-virus, resulted in inappropriate administration of antiviral postexposure prophylaxis. This incident underscores t...

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Main Authors: Kristen Jensen, Francisco Alvarado-Ramy, Janis González-Martínez, Edmundo Kraiselburd, Johnny Rullán
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
macaques
rhesus
monkey
Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1
B-virus
Puerto Rico
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/3/03-0257_article
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spelling doaj-a1e97d1da40a481ba22e0961d81338272020-11-25T01:58:09ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592004-03-0110349449610.3201/eid1003.030257B-Virus and Free-Ranging Macaques, Puerto RicoKristen JensenFrancisco Alvarado-RamyJanis González-MartínezEdmundo KraiselburdJohnny RullánIn Puerto Rico, risk for transmission of B-virus from free-ranging rhesus monkeys to humans has become a serious challenge. An incident with an injured rhesus monkey, seropositive for B-virus, resulted in inappropriate administration of antiviral postexposure prophylaxis. This incident underscores the importance of education about risks associated with interactions between humans and nonhuman primates.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/3/03-0257_articlemacaquesrhesusmonkeyCercopithecine herpesvirus 1B-virusPuerto Rico
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Francisco Alvarado-Ramy
Janis González-Martínez
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Johnny Rullán
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Francisco Alvarado-Ramy
Janis González-Martínez
Edmundo Kraiselburd
Johnny Rullán
B-Virus and Free-Ranging Macaques, Puerto Rico
Emerging Infectious Diseases
macaques
rhesus
monkey
Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1
B-virus
Puerto Rico
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Francisco Alvarado-Ramy
Janis González-Martínez
Edmundo Kraiselburd
Johnny Rullán
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title B-Virus and Free-Ranging Macaques, Puerto Rico
title_short B-Virus and Free-Ranging Macaques, Puerto Rico
title_full B-Virus and Free-Ranging Macaques, Puerto Rico
title_fullStr B-Virus and Free-Ranging Macaques, Puerto Rico
title_full_unstemmed B-Virus and Free-Ranging Macaques, Puerto Rico
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publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2004-03-01
description In Puerto Rico, risk for transmission of B-virus from free-ranging rhesus monkeys to humans has become a serious challenge. An incident with an injured rhesus monkey, seropositive for B-virus, resulted in inappropriate administration of antiviral postexposure prophylaxis. This incident underscores the importance of education about risks associated with interactions between humans and nonhuman primates.
topic macaques
rhesus
monkey
Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1
B-virus
Puerto Rico
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