TY - JOUR
T1 - Fatal infection of a pet monkey with Human herpesvirus 1
AU - Huemer, Hartwig P.
AU - Clara, Larcher
AU - Czedik-Eysenberg, Thomas
AU - Nowotny, Norbert
AU - Reifinger, Martin
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - 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 (Cerco-pithecine 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.
AB - 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 (Cerco-pithecine 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.
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U2 - 10.3201/eid0806.010341
DO - 10.3201/eid0806.010341
M3 - Article
C2 - 12023925
AN - SCOPUS:0036109532
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 8
SP - 639
EP - 641
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 6
ER -
