Table 3. Primate alphaherpesviruses and interspecies disease manifestations*.

Alphaherpesvirus ICTV name (common name)	Natural host species	Species with severe generalized disease	Species with self-limiting disease
Human alphaherpesvirus 1, 2 (herpes simplex virus)	Human	New World primates	Humans, Old World monkeys
Chimpanzee α-1 herpesvirus†	Chimpanzee	Unknown	Chimpanzees
Macacine herpesvirus 1 (B virus)	Macaques	Humans, African green monkeys	Macaques
Papiine herpesvirus 2 (herpesvirus papio 2)	Baboon	Unknown	Baboons
Cercopithecine alphaherpesvirus 2 (simian agent 8)	Vervet, baboon, African green monkey	Unknown	Baboon
Langur herpesvirus†	Langur	Unknown	Langur
Saimirine herpesvirus 1	Squirrel monkey	Owl monkeys, marmosets, tamarins	Squirrel monkey
Ateline alphaherpesvirus 1	Spider monkey	Unknown	Spider monkey
Human herpesvirus 3 (varicella zoster virus)	Human	Unknown	Humans, great apes
Cercopithecine alphaherpesvirus 9 (simian varicella virus)	Macaque	African cercopithecines	African cercopithecines

*ICTV, International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. †Not classified by ICTV (https://talk.ictvonline.org).