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Molecular evidence for distinct genotypes of monkey B virus (herpesvirus simiae) which are related to the macaque host species.
Journal of virology - 1 Nov 1998
Smith A L, Black D H, Eberle R
Abstract excerpt
Although monkey B virus (herpesvirus simiae; BV) is common in all macaque species, fatal human infections appear to be associated with exposure to rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta), suggesting that BV isolates from rhesus monkeys may be more lethal to nonmacaques than are BV strains indigenous to other macaque species. To determine if significant differences that would support this supposition exist among BV...
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