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. 2015 Jul;21(7):1107–1113. doi: 10.3201/eid2107.140162

Table 2. PCR results for macacine herpesvirus 1 in macaques, by sample type, Malaysia, 2009–2011*.

Sex Oropharyngeal
Urogenital
Oropharyngeal and urogenital
No. No. (%; 95% CI) positive No. No. (%; 95% CI) positive No. No. (%; 95% CI) positive
M 220 58 (26.4; 20.5–32.2)† 220 56 (25.5; 19.7–31.2) 97 17 (17.5; 10.0–25.1)
F 169 27 (16.0; 10.5–21.5)† 169 41 (24.3; 17.8–30.7) 56 12 (21.4; 10.7–32.2)
Unknown‡
3
1 (33.3; 0–86.7)

3
0

0
0
Total 392 86 (21.9; 17.8–26.0) 392 97 (24.7; 20.5–29.0) 29 (18.8) 29 (18.8; 12.7–25.0)

*For animals with positive results for both oropharyngeal and urogenital samples, percentages are of the total number of positive animals.
†Indicates a significant difference (p<0.05) between the 2 groups marked for oropharyngeal swabs.
‡3 macaques of unspecified sex were included in the results.