Abstract
Nonhuman primates are the experimental animals of choice for the study of many human diseases. As such, it is important to understand that endemic viruses of primates can potentially affect the design, methods, and results of biomedical studies designed to model human disease. Here we review the viruses known to be endemic in squirrel monkeys (Saimiri spp.). The pathogenic potential of these viruses in squirrel monkeys that undergo experimental manipulation remains largely unexplored but may have implications regarding the use of squirrel monkeys in biomedical research.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 232-240 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Comparative medicine |
Volume | 65 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - Jun 1 2015 |
Keywords
- HTLV1
- HVS
- Herpesvirus saimiri
- Human T-cell leukemia virus type 1
- IPF
- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- SFV
- SM-CMV
- SMPyV
- SMRV
- SaHV
- Saimiriine herpesvirus
- Simian foamy virus
- Squirrel monkey cytomegalovirus
- Squirrel monkey polyomavirus
- Squirrel monkey retrovirus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Veterinary