DIAGNOSIS AND HANDLING OF B VIRUS IN A RHESUS MONKEY (MACACA MULATTA).

Abstract

During routine examination of quarantined primates at Edgewood Arsenal Medical Research Laboratory, a rhesus monkey was observed with ulcerative and papillary lesions on the mucocutaneous border of the upper and lower lips and the anterior one-third of the dorsum of the tongue. Microscopic examination of a biopsy of the lower lip disclosed type A intranuclear inclusion bodies in the epithelial cells in and adjacent to the ulcer. Serum samples revealed a marked increase in titer to Herpesvirus simiae and Herpes simplex virus. Methods of diagnosis and quarantine procedures are discussed. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0681911

Entities

People

  • Richard E. Bostrom
  • Robert A. Whitney Jr
  • William C. Cole

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biomedical Research
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Cells
  • Cells (Biology)
  • Cellular Structures
  • Epithelial Cells
  • Inclusions
  • Monkeys
  • Primates
  • Quarantine
  • Research Facilities
  • Rhesus Monkeys

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Immunology
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).