Survey of Infections Transmissible Between Baboons and Humans, Cape Town, South Africa
Baboons on South Africa’s Cape Peninsula come in frequent contact with humans. To determine potential health risks for both species, we screened 27 baboons from 5 troops for 10 infections. Most (56%) baboons had antibodies reactive or cross-reactive to human viruses. Spatial overlap between these sp...
Main Authors: | Drewe, Julian A., O’Riain, M. Justin, Beamish, Esme, Currie, Hamish, Parsons, Sven |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2012
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3310462/ |
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