Human herpes simplex virus type 1 in confiscated gorilla.

ABSTRACT: In 2007, we detected human herpes simplex virus type 1, which caused stomatitis, in a juvenile confiscated eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) that had a high degree of direct contact with human caretakers. Our findings confirm that pathogens can transfer between nonhuman primate hosts and humans.

SUBMITTER: Gilardi KV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4214296 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature