Simian foamy virus infection among zoo keepers

We investigated 322 North American zoo workers in an anonymous serosurvey for antibodies to simian foamy viruses to establish the potential risk of zoonotic transmission by these retroviruses. 4 of 133 (3%) individuals who worked specifically with mammals including primates were seropositive, primar...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet (British edition) 2000-02, Vol.355 (9203), p.551-552
Hauptverfasser:	Sandstrom, Paul A, Phan, Kim Oanh, Switzer, William M, Fredeking, Terry, Chapman, Louisa, Heneine, Walid, Folks, Thomas M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal Husbandry Animal viral diseases Animals Antibodies, Viral - isolation & purification Biological and medical sciences Cercopithecus aethiops Employees Humans Infectious diseases Medical sciences North America Occupational Diseases - blood Occupational Diseases - etiology Occupational Diseases - virology Pan troglodytes Papio Prevention Primates Retroviridae Infections - blood Retroviridae Infections - immunology Retroviridae Infections - transmission Spumavirus - isolation & purification Viral diseases Viruses Zoos
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Zusammenfassung:	We investigated 322 North American zoo workers in an anonymous serosurvey for antibodies to simian foamy viruses to establish the potential risk of zoonotic transmission by these retroviruses. 4 of 133 (3%) individuals who worked specifically with mammals including primates were seropositive, primarily with chimp-like viruses, indicating the importance of work practices to reduce exposure to these agents.
ISSN:	0140-6736 1474-547X
DOI:	10.1016/S0140-6736(99)05292-7