Abstract
Plasma samples from 12 gorillas, six orang-utans and five chimpanzees were evaluated for antibodies against viral, rickettsial, chlamydial or mycoplasmal antigens, and circulating lymphocyte subpopulations were characterized by assay of surface markers. Antibodies that cross-reacted with the viral capsid antigen of Epstein-Barr virus were present in all 23 animals. Antibodies against the following agents were detected in > 25% of animals by species: hepatitis A virus (gorillas, orang-utans, chimpanzees); hepatitis B virus - HBs, HBc, HBe (chimpanzees); rubeola virus (gorillas, orang-utans); rubella virus (gorillas, urang-utans); mumps V antigen (gorillas); herpes simplex virus (gorillas); Coxiella burnettii (orang-utans). Percentages of circulating T and B lymphocytes were similar for all three species and approximated the levels observed in human peripheral lymphocyte populations.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 67-76 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Unknown Journal |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1982 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Animal Science and Zoology
- General Veterinary