| molecular characterization of enterocytozoon bieneusi isolates in laboratory macaques in north china: zoonotic concerns. | the significance of wild and zoo nonhuman primates (nhps) as potential sources of human enterocytozoon bieneusi infections has been increasingly appreciated, while the role of laboratory nhps in zoonotic transmission of microsporidiosis remains elusive. in this study, the infection rate, genetic characteristic, and zoonotic potential of e. bieneusi were investigated for 205 laboratory macaques in beijing, north china. the parasite was identified in 37 (18.0%) animals by nested pcr and sequencing ... | 2017 | 28861612 |
| lethal canine distemper virus outbreak in cynomolgus monkeys in japan in 2008. | canine distemper virus (cdv) has recently expanded its host range to nonhuman primates. a large cdv outbreak occurred in rhesus monkeys at a breeding farm in guangxi province, china, in 2006, followed by another outbreak in rhesus monkeys at an animal center in beijing in 2008. in 2008 in japan, a cdv outbreak also occurred in cynomolgus monkeys imported from china. in that outbreak, 46 monkeys died from severe pneumonia during a quarantine period. a cdv strain (cyn07-dv) was isolated in vero ce ... | 2013 | 23135729 |
| transmission and maintenance cycle of bartonella quintana among rhesus macaques, china. | we detected bartonella quintana in 48.6% of captive rhesus macaques from an animal facility in beijing, china. prevalence of infection increased over the period of observation. our findings suggest that macaques may serve as reservoir hosts for b. quintana and that pedicinus obtusus lice might act as efficient vectors. | 2013 | 23347418 |
| comparison of the frequencies of major histocompatibility (mhc) class-ii dqa1 and dqb1 alleles in indian and chinese rhesus macaques (macaca mulatta). | the major histocompatibility complex (mhc) comprises related gene families, some of which are highly polymorphic, whose protein products mediate immune response. rhesus macaques (macaca mulatta) are a vital animal model for research in human diseases and are native to regions extending from afghanistan in the west to the eastern plains of china and from peking to the north, southward through islands of southeast asia. the distributions of mhc class-ii mamu dqa1 and mamu dqb1 alleles in two group ... | 2001 | 11924820 |