| encephalomyocarditis virus infection in african green and squirrel monkeys: comparison of pathologic effects. | this study compared the pathological effects of experimental encephalomyocarditis virus infection in african green monkeys (cercopithecus aethiops) and squirrel monkeys (saimiri sciureus). african green monkeys died within 5 days post-inoculation and significant changes were limited to moderate to severe multifocal nonsuppurative necrotizing myocarditis. squirrel monkeys were less severely affected and died or were euthanized 4 to 41 days post-inoculation. myocardial and central nervous system c ... | 1987 | 3695400 |