Little Evidence of Zika Virus Infection in Wild Long-Tailed Macaques, Peninsular Malaysia

• Main Authors: Chua, Chong Long, Chan, Yoke Fun, Andu, Eva S.G. Soh, Rovie-Ryan, Jeffrine J., Sitam, Frankie Thomas, Verasahib, Khebir, Sam, I-Ching
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: National Library of Medicine 2019
• Subjects: QL Zoology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35949/1/zika1.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/35949/; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30666941/

We tested a sample of 234 wild long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) trapped in Peninsular Malaysia in 2009, 2010, and 2016 for Zika virus RNA and antibodies. None were positive for RNA, and only 1.3% were seropositive for neutralizing antibodies. Long-tailed macaques are unlikely to be res...