| characterization of a simian t-lymphotropic virus from a wild-caught orang-utan (pongo pygmaeus) from kalimantan, indonesia. | in a recent serological survey among 143 ex-captive orang-utans two individuals were found that reacted positive in an elisa detecting antibodies which cross-react with human t-lymphotropic virus type i (htlv-i) antigens. infection of both animals with an htlv-i or simian t-lymphotropic virus (stlv)-like virus was confirmed by western blot analysis. a third wild-caught animal, which was not part of the original serological survey, was also found to be infected with an htlv-related virus in a dia ... | 1998 | 9460922 |
| global mammal parasite database version 2.0. | illuminating the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of parasites is one of the most pressing issues facing modern science, and is critical for basic science, the global economy, and human health. extremely important to this effort are data on the disease-causing organisms of wild animal hosts (including viruses, bacteria, protozoa, helminths, arthropods, and fungi). here we present an updated version of the global mammal parasite database, a database of the parasites of wild ungulates (artioda ... | 2017 | 28273333 |