Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2001 Apr 29;356(1408):535-43.
doi: 10.1098/rstb.2000.0782.

Simian homologues of human herpesvirus 8

B Damania  1 , R C Desrosiers
Affiliations
Review

Simian homologues of human herpesvirus 8

B Damania et al. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. .

Abstract

Gamma-herpesviruses can be found in most primates including Old World an New World monkeys. The gamma-herpesvirinae are grouped into two classes: lymphocryptoviruses (gamma1) and rhadinoviruses (gamma2). The lymphocryptoviruses include Epstein-Barr virus, lymphocryptovirus of rhesus monkeys, and Herpesvirus papio of baboons. Rhadinoviruses that infect New World monkeys include Herpesvirus saimiri, whose natural host is the squirrel monkey, and Herpesvirus ateles, which infects spider monkeys. Rhadinoviruses that infect hominoids and Old World monkeys include Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, also known as HHV-8, and rhesus monkey rhadinovirus.

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment in

References

    1. J Virol. 2000 Jan;74(1):584-90 - PubMed
    1. J Virol. 1999 Dec;73(12):9908-16 - PubMed
    1. J Virol. 2000 Mar;74(6):2721-30 - PubMed
    1. J Virol. 2000 Apr;74(7):3388-98 - PubMed
    1. J Clin Virol. 2000 May;16(3):253-69 - PubMed

LinkOut - more resources