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. 2013 Jul 24;8(7):e68558. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068558

Table 3. Differences in TMAdV-associated disease between marmosets, titi monkeys, and humans.

Marmoset (n = 3)* Titi Monkey (n = 37)** Human (n = 2)***
mode of infection experimental, with passaged TMAdV harboring a 3202C→G mutation natural, with wild-type TMAdV natural, with wild type TMAdV (probable zoonotic transmission)
clinical signs or symptoms low grade-fever, reduced activity,decreased stool, anorexia, sneezing (n = 1) fever, cough, lethargy, respiratorydistress (23 cases) fever, cough, pleurisy
disease brief respiratory illness with spontaneous recovery severe pneumonia and hepatitis prolonged (4 weeks) upper respiratory illness
subclinical/mild infection possible? yes (100%, or 3 of 3) yes (14 cases) unknown
case fatality rate 0% (0 of 3) 83% (19 of 23 cases with pneumonia/hepatitis) 0% (0 of 2)
viremia present no (0 of 3) yes, rarely (2 of 6 fatal cases; 0 of 4survivors among cases examined) unknown
necropsy findings mild bronchitis and atypical nodular hyperplasia of the liver (1 of 3),mild enteritis and/or colitis (3 of 3) diffuse, consolidated pneumonia with hemorrhage; hepatic necrosis and hemorrhage; destruction of normal lung, tracheal, and liver architecture (in fatal cases) n/a
intranuclear inclusionbodies observed? no (0 of 3) yes (in fatal cases) n/a
Immunofluorescent staining of lungand liver positive for TMAdV? no (0 of 3) yes (in fatal cases) n/a
electron microscopy of lung positivefor adenoviral particles? not done yes (lung alveoli) n/a
magnitude of antibody responseto TMAdV infection 1∶16–1∶32 up to >1∶512 1∶16 (researcher) and 1∶8 (household member)
*

3 marmosets experimentally infected with TMAdV in the current study.

**

23 cases of largely fatal pneumonia/hepatitis and 14 cases of subclinical TMAdV infection in titi monkeys at the California National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) [6].

***

TMAdV-infected human researcher and household member at the CNPRC [6].