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Simian T-lymphotropic virus type I infection among wild-caught Indonesian pig-tailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina).
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes and human retrovirology : official publication of the International Retrovirology Association - 15 Dec 1998
Richards A L, Giri A, Iskandriati D, Pamungkas J, Sie A, Rosen L, Anthony R L, Franchini G
Abstract excerpt
Evidence for the presence of simian T-lymphotropic viruses (STLV-I) was identified in live-caught pig-tailed macaques from two locations in southern Sumatra, Indonesia. Of 60 animals tested, 13.3% of the animals showed seroreactivity to HTLV-I/II enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) antigens. Of these, 75% showed indeterminate reactivity and 25% showed positive reactivity to HTLV-I/II Western blot antigens....
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