TY - JOUR
T1 - Human exposure to herpesvirus B-seropositive Macaques, Bali, Indonesia
AU - Engel, Gregory A.
AU - Jones-Engel, Lisa
AU - Schillaci, Michael A.
AU - Suaryana, Komang Gde
AU - Putra, Artha
AU - Fuentes, Agustin
AU - Henkel, Richard
PY - 2002/8
Y1 - 2002/8
N2 - Herpesvirus B (Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1) has been implicated as the cause of approximately 40 cases of meningoencephalitis affecting persons in direct or indirect contact with laboratory macaques. However, the threat of herpesvirus B in nonlaboratory settings worldwide remains to be addressed. We investigated the potential for exposure to herpesvirus B in workers at a "monkey forest" (a temple that has become a tourist attraction because of its monkeys) in Bali, Indonesia. In July 2000, 105 workers at the Sangeh Monkey Forest in Central Bali were surveyed about contact with macaques (Macaca fascicularis). Nearly half of those interviewed had either been bitten or scratched by a macaque. Prevalence of injury was higher in those who fed macaques. Serum from 31 of 38 Sangeh macaques contained antibodies to herpesvirus B. We conclude that workers coming into contact with macaques at the Sangeh Monkey Forest are at risk for exposure to herpesvirus B.
AB - Herpesvirus B (Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1) has been implicated as the cause of approximately 40 cases of meningoencephalitis affecting persons in direct or indirect contact with laboratory macaques. However, the threat of herpesvirus B in nonlaboratory settings worldwide remains to be addressed. We investigated the potential for exposure to herpesvirus B in workers at a "monkey forest" (a temple that has become a tourist attraction because of its monkeys) in Bali, Indonesia. In July 2000, 105 workers at the Sangeh Monkey Forest in Central Bali were surveyed about contact with macaques (Macaca fascicularis). Nearly half of those interviewed had either been bitten or scratched by a macaque. Prevalence of injury was higher in those who fed macaques. Serum from 31 of 38 Sangeh macaques contained antibodies to herpesvirus B. We conclude that workers coming into contact with macaques at the Sangeh Monkey Forest are at risk for exposure to herpesvirus B.
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U2 - 10.3201/eid0808.010467
DO - 10.3201/eid0808.010467
M3 - Article
C2 - 12141963
AN - SCOPUS:0036686880
SN - 1080-6040
VL - 8
SP - 789
EP - 795
JO - Emerging Infectious Diseases
JF - Emerging Infectious Diseases
IS - 8
ER -