MICROBIOLOGY and IMMUNOLOGY
Online ISSN : 1348-0421
Print ISSN : 0385-5600
ISSN-L : 0385-5600
A Serological Survey of Simian Virus 40 in Monkeys
Takashi ICHIKAWANobuyuki MINAMOTOToshio KINJONobuko MATSUBAYASHIKiyoaki MATSUBAYASHIIsao NARAMA
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1987 Volume 31 Issue 10 Pages 1001-1008

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A serological survey of simian virus 40 (SV 40) was conducted by an immune adherence hemagglutination (IAHA) test in breeding monkeys. Of a total of 356 monkeys tested, 168 (47.2%) were seropositive. All 168 seropositive monkeys were detected from 224 monkeys which were bred or kept in Japan for a long time. In contrast, none of the 132 monkeys which were newly imported from Southeast Asia was seropositive. If a comparison was made in the same breeding place, the positive rate of 80.4% (111/138) of Japanese monkeys was significantly (P<0.01) higher than the 59.5% (25/42) among rhesus monkeys. The positive rate and the IAHA titers were higher in older age group (>5 years) but similar in male and female. These results indicated that SV 40 was highly prevalent among breeding monkeys in Japan.
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