TY - JOUR AU - Jones-Engel, Lisa AU - May, Cynthia C. AU - Engel, Gregory A. AU - Steinkraus, Katherine A. AU - Schillaci, Michael A. AU - Fuentes, Agustin AU - Rompis, Aida AU - Chalise, Mukesh K. AU - Aggimarangsee, Nantiya AU - Feeroz, Mohammed M. AU - Grant, Richard AU - Allan, Jonathan S. AU - Putra, Arta AU - Wandia, I. Nengah AU - Watanabe, Robin AU - Kuller, LaRene AU - Thongsawat, Satawat AU - Chaiwarith, Romanee AU - Kyes, Randall C. AU - Linial, Maxine L. T1 - Diverse Contexts of Zoonotic Transmission of Simian Foamy Viruses in Asia T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2008 VL - 14 IS - 8 SP - 1200 SN - 1080-6059 AB - In Asia, contact between persons and nonhuman primates is widespread in multiple occupational and nonoccupational contexts. Simian foamy viruses (SFVs) are retroviruses that are prevalent in all species of nonhuman primates. To determine SFV prevalence in humans, we tested 305 persons who lived or worked around nonhuman primates in several South and Southeast Asian countries; 8 (2.6%) were confirmed SFV positive by Western blot and, for some, by PCR. The interspecies interactions that likely resulted in virus transmission were diverse; 5 macaque taxa were implicated as a potential source of infection. Phylogenetic analysis showed that SFV from 3 infected persons was similar to that from the nonhuman primate populations with which the infected persons reported contact. Thus, SFV infections are likely to be prevalent among persons who live or work near nonhuman primates in Asia. KW - simian foamy virus KW - zoonosis KW - macaques KW - Asia KW - retroviruses KW - cross-species transmission KW - emerging infectious diseases KW - primates KW - research KW - Thailand KW - Indonesia KW - Nepal KW - Bangladesh DO - 10.3201/eid1408.071430 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/14/8/07-1430_article ER - End of Reference