Volume 12, Number 6—June 2006
Dispatch
Cowpox Virus Transmission from Rats to Monkeys, the Netherlands
Byron E.E. Martina*, Gerard van Doornum*, Gerry M. Dorrestein†, Hubert G.M. Niesters*, Koert J. Stittelaar*, Marno A.B.I. Wolters‡, Hester G.H. van Bolhuis*, and Albert D.M.E. Osterhaus*
Table
Results for animals tested for cowpox virus infection, the Netherlands, 2003*
| Animal tested | VNT | ELISA | Virus isolation | PCR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus) | 9/16 | 9/16 | ND | ND |
| Pig-tailed macaque (M. nemestrina) | 2/2 | 2/2 | ND | ND |
| Squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) | 0/2 | 0/2 | ND | ND |
| Japanese macaque (M. fuscata) | 1/2 | 1/2 | ND | ND |
| Cynomolgus macaque (M. fascicularis) | 3/6 | 4/6 | ND | ND |
| Hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas) | 0/2 | 0/2 | ND | ND |
| Rhesus macaque (M. mulatta) | 1/4 | 2/4 | ND | ND |
| Vervet (Cercopithecus aethiops) | 0/1 | 0/1 | ND | ND |
| Domestic cat (Felis catus) | 1/4 | 3/4 | 0/4 | 0/4 |
| Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/2 |
| Prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) | 0/6 | 0/6 | 0/6 | 0/6 |
| Wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) | 0/32 | 2/32 | 0/32 | 0/32 |
| Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) | ND | 11/34 | 16/28 | 19/34 |
*Values are no. positive/no. tested. VNT, virus neutralization test; ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; PCR, polymerase chain reaction, ND, not determined.
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