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Article: Update: nonhuman primate importation. (includes related article on regulations)
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- October 11, 1991
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1991 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Beginning in November 1989, a number of cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis) imported into the United States were found to have been infected with a previously unrecognized Ebola-like filovirus [1]. This report summarizes findings of surveillance and serologic testing of nonhuman primates imported under special permits from June 1990 through September 1991.
On January 19, 1990, CDC published interim guidelines for handling nonhuman primates during transit and quarantine [2]. CDC notified all importers by letter on March 15, 1990, that compliance with these transit, isolation, and quarantine standards was mandatory for continued registration as an importer ...