Differences in cynomolgus macaque populations used for infectious disease research.

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Cynomolgus macaques, a species of Old World primate native to southeastern and eastern Asia and the island of Mauritius, are one of the most important nonhuman primate models for infectious disease. Although the closely related rhesus macaque is classified into subspecies based on geographic origin, no such subdivision exists for cynomolgus macaques, and they continue to be used interchangeably in infectious...

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