|
|
Article: Ebola-Reston virus infection among quarantined nonhuman primates - Texas, 1996.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- April 19, 1996
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 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)
|
On March 30,1996, a cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) imported from the Philippines and held in a private quarantine facility in Texas died following a 3-day illness characterized by anorexia and lethargy. On April 11, an Ebola infection was confirmed in this animal based on antigen detection from a liver specimen as required by CDC regulation (1,2).
On April 9, a second monkey that had been held in the same room had onset of similar symptoms; this monkey was euthanized on April 13 following confirmation of Ebola infection by electron microscopy, antigen detection enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction tests of ...