Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Detection of hepatitis E virus antibodies among Cercopithecidae and Hominidae monkeys in Cameroon.
- Journal:
- Journal of medical primatology
- Year:
- 2019
- Authors:
- Modiyinji, Abdou Fatawou et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Virology
Abstract
We screened hepatitis E from 15 species of non-human primates. Anti-HEV IgG was detected in 11.1% (1/9) Mandrillus sphinx, 14.3% (2/14) Gorilla gorilla, 5.9% (4/67) pan troglodytes and 8.7% (2/23) Mandrillus leucophaeus, whereas anti-HEV IgM was detected in 1.5% (1/18) papio Anubis, 28.6% (2/7) Cercocebus agilis and 1.5% (1/67) pan troglodyte.
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