B-Virus and Free-Ranging Macaques, Puerto Rico

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 494-496

  Jensen, Kristen ^a   Alvarado Ramy, Francisco ^b,c   González Martínez, Janis ^d   Kraiselburd, Edmundo ^d   Rullán, Johnny ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Clinical Research Puerto Rico Inc   (Puerto Rico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; B HERPESVIRUS; CERCOPITHECINE HERPESVIRUS 1; EXPOSURE; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MACACA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PUERTO RICO; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 1542347590     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1003.030257     Document Type: Article

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