Table 2.
Human virus | Equivalent NHP virus* |
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NHP species: Asian macaques | |
HIV-1 | SIV SHIV simian tropic HIV |
Dengue | Dengue |
Zika | Zika |
Ebola | Ebola |
Chikunguyna | Chikungunya |
Varicella Zoster Virus | Simian Varicella Virus |
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) | Rhesus CMV |
Epstein-Barr Virus | Rhesus lymphocryptovirus |
Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus | Rhesus rhadinovirus |
Pox viruses | Monkeypox |
NHP species: Marmosets | |
Hepatitis C | GB Virus-B |
All of the listed NHP models have been used to study disease pathogenesis and the development of vaccines and therapeutics, apart from the NHP HIV models, which have also been used to study transmission.