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. 2012 Feb;18(2):283–286. doi: 10.3201/eid1802.111363

Table 1. Seroprevalence of echovirus and enterovirus among apes and Old World monkeys, sub-Saharan Africa and Europe.

Taxonomic name (common name) No. tested Date No. (%) positive
Echovirus 11 Enterovirus A76 Enterovirus D94
Apes
Pan troglodytes (chimpanzee) 40 2005–2009 23 (57.5) 16 (40.0) 5 (12.5)
Gorilla gorilla gorilla (gorilla) 9 2004–2008 8 (72.0) 1 (11.0) 0
Total 49 2004–2009 31 (63.0) 17 (35.0) 5 (10.0)
Old World Monkeys
Genus Cercopithecus
C. erythrotis (red-eared monkey) 3 2007–2008 0 0 0
C. preussi (Preussi’s monkey) 3 2007–2009 0 1 (33.0) 0
C. pogonias (crowned monkey) 1 2009 0 0 0
C. mona (mona monkey) 7 2006–2009 4 (57.0) 1 (14.0) 0
C. nictitans (spot-nosed monkey) 3 2007–2009 0 0 0
Genus Madrillus
M. sphinx (mandrill) 5 2006–2009 1 (20.0) 3 (60.0) 0
M. leucophaeus (drill) 16 2006–2009 3 (18.8) 5 (28.0) 1 (6.0)
Genus Chlorocebus
C. tantalus (tantalus monkey) 1 2007 0 1 (100.0) 0
Genus Erythrocebus
E. patas (patas monkey) 2 2008 0 2 (100.0) 0
Genus Papio
P. anubis (olive baboon) 19 2006–2009 1 (5.3) 9 (47.0) 0
Total 60 2006–2009 9 (15.0) 22 (37.0) 1 (2.0)