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Cytomegaloviruses in a Community of Wild Nonhuman Primates in Taï National Park, Côte D'Ivoire.
Viruses - 29 Dec 2017
Anoh Augustin Etile, Murthy Sripriya, Akoua-Koffi Chantal, Couacy-Hymann Emmanuel, Leendertz Fabian Hubertus, Calvignac-Spencer Sébastien, Ehlers Bernhard
Abstract excerpt
Cytomegaloviruses (CMVs) are known to infect many mammals, including a number of nonhuman primates (NHPs). However, most data available arose from studies led on captive individuals and little is known about CMV diversity in wild NHPs. Here, we analyzed a community of wild nonhuman primates (seven species) in Taï National Park (TNP), Côte d'Ivoire, with two PCR systems targeting betaherpesviruses. CMV DNA was...
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