| Literature DB >> 2162979 |
B J Weigler1, J A Roberts, D W Hird, N W Lerche, J K Hilliard.
Abstract
A systematic sampling technique was used in combination with a highly sensitive and specific ELISA to provide unbiased age-specific prevalence estimates of B virus antibody in rhesus monkeys housed in three different outdoor breeding corrals. Among 146 sampled monkeys, 97% of animals 2.5 years and older were seropositive, while only 22% of younger animals were seropositive. Neither gender nor social dominance ranking were predictive of B virus antibody status. The strong age association was not inconsistent with hypothesized venereal transmission of B virus. Improvements in the epidemiologic understanding of B virus are necessary to assist efforts to eradicate this agent from breeding colonies of rhesus monkeys.Entities:
Mesh：
Substances：
Year: 1990 PMID： 2162979
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lab Anim Sci ISSN： 0023-6764