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Article: Update: ebola-related filovirus infection in non-human primates and interim guidelines for handling nonhuman primates during transit and quarantine.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- January 19, 1990
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Update: Ebola-Related Filovirus Infection in Nonhuman Primates and Interim Guidelines for Handling Nonhuman Primates during Transit and Quarantine
In November 1989, infections caused by a filovirus closely related to Ebolavirus were detected in cynomolgus (Macaca fascicularis) monkeys imported from the Philippines and held in a primate quarantine facility in Virginia (1). One hundred forty-nine persons who came in contact with infected animals or the blood or tissues of these animals were placed under surveillance for 21 days after their last known exposure, and all were tested for Ebola virus antibody. Active surveillance was discontinued December 25. No illness ...