Abstract
We have previously reported the identification of a novel simian parvovirus in cynomolgus monkeys, which causes severe anemia in immunosuppressed cynomolgus monkeys and is currently being studied as an animal model for human B19 infection. We now report two similar outbreaks of anemia in rhesus and pig-tailed macaques associated with two distinct but similar simian parvoviruses (pig-tailed macaque and rhesus parvovirus). Both viruses have been cloned and over 5000 nucleotides sequenced from each virus. The viruses show marked similarities to other members of the Erythrovirus genus in the Parvoviridae family. (C) 2000 Academic Press.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 105-112 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Virology |
Volume | 269 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 30 2000 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:*Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892; and †Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108