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. 1998 Jan;72(1):600–608. doi: 10.1128/jvi.72.1.600-608.1998

TABLE 1.

Seroprevalence survey for HIV-2-reactive antibodies in monkeys kept as household pets in Gabon

Common namea Scientific namea No. positive/no. testedb
Gray-cheeked mangabey Cercocebus albigena 0/2
RCM Cercocebus torquatus torquatus 1/9
Moustached monkey Cercopithecus cephus 0/4
Greater white-nosed monkey Cercopithecus nictitans 0/5
Black-and-white colobus Colobus guereza 0/1
Mandrill Mandrillus sphinxc 1/7
Tallapoin Miopithecus tallapoin 0/1
a

Monkey nomenclature was taken from reference (52). 

b

Preliminary screening for SIV-cross-reactive antibodies was by a commercial HIV-2 EIA as described in Materials and Methods. 

c

M. sphinx is also listed as Papio sphinx (52).