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Apes and Old World monkeys in Africa exhibited high seroprevalence of neutralizing antibodies against enteroviruses, including EV-A76 (35% in apes, 37% in monkeys) and echovirus 11 (63% in apes, 15% in monkeys), demonstrating widespread circulation among primates.
Observational (n=309)
The high seroprevalence of enterovirus antibodies in apes and Old World monkeys suggests widespread circulation of these viruses among nonhuman primates, highlighting a potential reservoir for human infection.
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Primate enterovirus seroprevalence suggests zoonotic reservoir potential; leaves open human transmission risk pending prospective studies.
To estimate population exposure of apes and Old World monkeys in Africa to enteroviruses (EVs), we conducted a seroepidemiologic study of serotype-specific neutralizing antibodies against 3 EV types. Detection of species A, B, and D EVs infecting wild chimpanzees demonstrates their potential widespread circulation in primates.
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Harvala et al. (2012) conducted an observational in Enterovirus infection (n=309). Enterovirus exposure was evaluated on Seroprevalence of neutralizing antibodies against 3 enterovirus types. Apes and Old World monkeys in Africa exhibited high seroprevalence of neutralizing antibodies against enteroviruses, including EV-A76 (35% in apes, 37% in monkeys) and echovirus 11 (63% in apes, 15% in monkeys), demonstrating widespread circulation among primates.
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