Volume 14, Number 8—August 2008
Research
Diverse Contexts of Zoonotic Transmission of Simian Foamy Viruses in Asia
Lisa Jones-Engel*
, Cynthia C. May†, Gregory A. Engel*‡, Katherine A. Steinkraus†, Michael A. Schillaci, Agustin Fuentes¶, Aida Rompis#, Mukesh K. Chalise**, Nantiya Aggimarangsee††, Mohammed M. Feeroz‡‡, Richard Grant*1, Jonathan S. Allan§§, Arta Putra#, I. Nengah Wandia#, Robin Watanabe*, LaRene Kuller*, Satawat Thongsawat††, Romanee Chaiwarith††, Randall C. Kyes*, and Maxine L. Linial†
, Cynthia C. May†, Gregory A. Engel*‡, Katherine A. Steinkraus†, Michael A. Schillaci, Agustin Fuentes¶, Aida Rompis#, Mukesh K. Chalise**, Nantiya Aggimarangsee††, Mohammed M. Feeroz‡‡, Richard Grant*1, Jonathan S. Allan§§, Arta Putra#, I. Nengah Wandia#, Robin Watanabe*, LaRene Kuller*, Satawat Thongsawat††, Romanee Chaiwarith††, Randall C. Kyes*, and Maxine L. Linial†Table 1
Demographic and context data for 305 persons who lived and/or worked around nonhuman primates, Asia*
| Characteristic | N | % Total population | % (No.) bitten | % (No.) scratched | % (No.) splashed | % (No.) SFV+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 172 | 56.4 | 28.9 (50) | 34.8 (60) | 25.6 (45) | 2.3 (4) |
| Female | 133 | 43.6 | 28.4 (38) | 28.6 (57) | 23.3 (31) | 3.0 (4) |
| Context†* | ||||||
| Temple | 234 | 76.7 | 25.6 (60) | 40.2 (94) | 27.4 (64) | 2.1 (5) |
| Pet | 21 | 6.9 | 52.4 (11) | 42.9 (9) | 38.1 (8) | 9.5 (2) |
| Bushmeat hunting | 23 | 7.5 | 0 | 4.3 (1) | 4.3 (1) | 0 |
| Zoo work | 8 | 2.6 | 75.0 (6) | 100.0 (8) | 0 | 0 |
| Urban | 19 | 6.2 | 57.9 (11) | 26.3 (5) | 15.8 (3) | 5.3 (1) |
| Total | 305 | 100.0 | 28.7 (88) | 38.4 (117) | 24.6 (75) | 2.6 (8) |
*SFV+, simian foamy virus positive.
†Predominant form of human–nonhuman primate contact at the time of the study.
