Emerging diagnostic challenges and characteristics of simian betaretrovirus infections in captive macaque colonies
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JoAnn L. Yee
California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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JoAnn L. Yee, California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
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Search for more papers by this authorRichard Grant
Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorKoen K. Van Rompay
California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorLaRene Kuller
Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAmanda Carpenter
California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRobin Watanabe
Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRebeca Huebner
California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorBrian Agricola
Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJeremy Smedley
Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJeffrey A. Roberts
California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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JoAnn L. Yee
California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Correspondence
JoAnn L. Yee, California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorRichard Grant
Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorKoen K. Van Rompay
California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorLaRene Kuller
Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAmanda Carpenter
California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRobin Watanabe
Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRebeca Huebner
California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorBrian Agricola
Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJeremy Smedley
Washington National Primate Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJeffrey A. Roberts
California National Primate Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
To better understand Simian betaretrovirus (SRV) seropositivity in virus-negative macaques, we transfused blood from SRV-infected or suspect donors into immunosuppressed naive recipients. Our results do not support typical SRV1-5 infection as the cause, but provide evidence for several possibilities including serological artifact, new/different SRV, or an endogenous virus.
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