Table 1.
Species of monkeys and apes caught in the wild in Gabon, central Africa, and results of SFV serology and PCR
| Species | Common name | No. of animals positive/no. tested (%) by: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serological tests of blood samplesa | PCR |
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| Buffy coatsb | Bush meat (tissues)c | |||
| Cercopithecus solatus | Sun-tailed monkey | 8/16 (50) | 6/16 (37.5) | |
| Cercopithecus pogonias | Crowned guenon | 0/6 | 0/6 | |
| Cercopithecus nictitans | Greater white-nosed monkey | 0/30 | 0/30 | 3/29 (10.3) |
| Cercopithecus neglectus | De Brazza guenon | 0/3 | 0/3 | 1/3 (33.3) |
| Cercopithecus cephus | Red-eared guenon | 0/67 | 0/67 | 2/46 (4.3) |
| Cercocebus torquatus | Red-capped mangabey | 1/13 (7.7) | 1/13 (7.7) | 0/13 |
| Mandrillus sphinx | Mandrill | 12/77 (15.6) | 12/77 (15.6) | 4/78 (5.1) |
| Pan troglodytes troglodytes | Central African chimpanzee | 9/49 (18.4) | 8/49 (18.6) | 0/34 |
| Gorilla gorilla | Gorilla | 0/3 | 0/3 | 0/8 |
| Miopithecus ogouensis | Gabon talapoin | 0/2 | 0/2 | |
| Miopithecus talapoin | Talapoin monkey | 0/8 | 0/8 | |
| Colobus guereza | Mantled guereza | 0/2 | 0/2 | |
| Lophocebus albigena | Gray-cheeked mangabey | 1/10 (10) | 1/10 (10) | |
| Total | 31/286 (10.8) | 28/286 (9.8) | 10/211 (4.7) | |
a
Serological tests were performed by Western blotting using sera obtained from the monkeys.
b
PCR was performed using buffy coats obtained from monkeys and apes tested serologically with WB.
c
PCR was performed using only tissue samples obtained from bush meat (lymph nodes, muscles, lung, and heart) collected from dead monkeys.