Table 1.

HSV-like α-herpesviruses of nonhuman primates

Virus	Natural host	Fatal disease in other primate species	Genome sequenced?	Antigenic crossreactivity with HSV: ELISA / neutralization
ChHV	Chimpanzee	Not reported	Partial65	++++ / not reported65
BV	Macaque	Human;49,84,119 DeBrazza, colobus, and patas monkeys64,111,124	Complete89	+++ / ++21,42
HVP2	Baboon	Colobus monkey112	Complete114	+++ / ++21,42
SA8	Vervet	Not reported	Complete113	+++ / ++21,42
HVS1	Squirrel monkey	Owl monkey;29,52,62 marmoset;45,74 human?102	Partial20,83	++ / –21,42
HVA1	Spider monkey	Not reported	Partial20	++ / –21,42

The references cited in the table are for general summary purposes and are not all-inclusive.