TABLE 1.

African great apes tested for HV7 by molecular methods and survey results

Subspecies or species	Origin	Status	No. of animals	No. of positive animalsa	% of positive animals	Name proposal
						Virus name	Acronym
Pan troglodytes verus	The Netherlands	Colony animals	26	9	35	Pan troglodytes herpesvirus 7v.	PtroHV7v.
Pan troglodytes ellioti	Cameroon	Wild-caught animals	10	4	40	Pan troglodytes herpesvirus 7e.	PtroHV7e.
Pan troglodytes troglodytes	Cameroon	Wild-caught animals	10	2	20	Pan troglodytes herpesvirus 7t.	PtroHV7t.
Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii	The Netherlands	Colony animals	17	6	35	Pan troglodytes herpesvirus 7s.	PtroHV7s.
Pan paniscus	The Netherlands	Zoo animals	21	13	62	Pan paniscus herpesvirus 7	PpanHV7
Gorilla gorilla gorilla	The Netherlands	Zoo animals	14	11	78	Gorilla gorilla herpesvirus 7	GgorHV7

^aAs determined by PCR amplification with specific primers (ASA/ASB1 and ASA/ASB2).