screening donors for xenotransplantation. the potential for xenozoonoses. | xenotransplantation is a potential solution to the current donor shortage for solid organ transplantation. the transmission of infectious agents from donor organs or bone marrow to the recipient is a well-recognized phenomenon following allotransplantation. thus the prospect of xenotransplantation raises the issue of xenozoonoses--i.e., the transmission of animal infections to the human host. anticipating an increasing number of baboon to human transplants, 31 adult male baboons (papio cynocepha ... | 1994 | 8197609 |