| Literature DB >> 19821010 |
Pattaratida Sa-nguanmoo1, Nutchanart Thawornsuk, Pornpimol Rianthavorn, Angkana Sommanustweechai, Parntep Ratanakorn, Yong Poovorawan.
Abstract
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) can infect not only humans but also several other nonhuman primates. This study has been conducted to evaluate the comprehensive anti-HAV seroprevalence in captive nonhuman primate populations in Thailand. The prevalence of antibodies against HAV in 96 captive nonhuman primates of 11 species was evaluated by competitive enzyme immunoassay (EIA). HAV antibodies were found in 64.7% (11/17) of macaques, 85.7% (6/7) of langurs, 28.4% (10/35) of gibbons, and 94.6% (35/37) of orangutans. However, anti-HAV IgM was not found in any sera. These results indicate that the majority of captive nonhuman primates in Thailand were exposed to HAV. It is possible that some of the animals were infected prior to capture.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19821010 DOI： 10.1007/s10329-009-0172-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Primates ISSN： 0032-8332 Impact factor: 2.163