Volume 14, Number 8—August 2008
Research
Diverse Contexts of Zoonotic Transmission of Simian Foamy Viruses in Asia
Table 3
Person | Sequence | Sex/age, y | Location | Context of contact | Nonhuman primate contacted | Reported exposures |
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HCM2 | NA | M/56 | Southern Thailand | Primate owner, pet | Macaca nemestrina | Multiple bites and scratches |
HMS14 | NA | F/44 | Northern Thailand | Village resident, temple and pet | M. assamensis and M. arctoides | Bleeding scratches |
HMS50 | NA | M/43 | Northern Thailand | Village resident, temple | M. assamensis | None |
HUB7 | NA | M/35 | UB, Bali, Indonesia | Temple worker, temple | M. fascicularis | >4 bites over many y |
HAD38 | gag | F/32 | AK, Bali, Indonesia | Temple worker, temple | M. fascicularis | 2 bites within 1 y + 1 scratch |
HAD3 | gagpol | M/58 | AK, Bali, Indonesia | Temple worker, primate owner, temple and pet | M. fascicularis | Multiple bites, scratches |
NH2 | NA | F/36 | Kathmandu, Nepal | Village resident, temple | M. mulatta | Severe bite |
BGH4 | gag | F/19 | DH, Bangladesh | Village resident, urban | M. mulatta | Severe bite 17 y ago |
*SFV, Simian foamy virus; NA, not applicable. All persons were confirmed SFV positive by Western blot.
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