Human Parainfluenza Virus Type 3 in Wild Nonhuman Primates, Zambia

Michihito Sasaki
Akihiro Ishii
Yasuko Orba
Yuka Thomas
Bernard M. Hang'ombe
Ladslav Moonga
Aaron S. Mweene
Hirohito Ogawa
Ichiro Nakamura
Takashi Kimura
Hirofumi Sawa

Human parainfluenza virus type 3 (HPIV3) genome was detected in 4 baboons in Zambia. Antibody for HPIV3 was detected in 13 baboons and 6 vervet monkeys in 2 distinct areas in Zambia. Our findings suggest that wild nonhuman primates are susceptible to HPIV3 infection.

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10.3201/eid1909.121404

https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1909.121404
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23968816
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