Volume 24, Number 2—February 2018
Research
Macacine Herpesvirus 1 Antibody Prevalence and DNA Shedding among Invasive Rhesus Macaques, Silver Springs State Park, Florida, USA
Table 3
Shedding of McHV-1 in rhesus macaque saliva samples collected using 121 oral swabs and quantified on the basis of observational data and rPCR positivity for McHV-1 DNA, by social group, by season, Silver Springs State Park, Florida, USA, 2015–2016*
Season | Group 1 |
Group 2 |
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Minimum no. sampled | Maximum no. sampled | No. rPCR positive | Minimum no. sampled | Maximum no. sampled | No. rPCR positive | ||
Fall 2015, breeding season | 11 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 3† | |
Spring 2016, gestation period | 3 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | |
Summer 2016, lactation period | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 0 |
*McHV-1, macacine herpesvirus 1; rPCR, real-time PCR.
†These 3 saliva samples represent 2 or 3 unique macaques. We estimated a conservative prevalence of 7% (95% CI 2%–22%) assuming the 3 positive oral swabs came from 2 animals and all 29 animals were sampled. Taking the least conservative approach, we estimated a prevalence of 30% (95% CI 11%–60%) if the 3 swabs came from 3 unique animals and only 10 animals were sampled.