Detection of hepatitis E virus antibodies among Cercopithecidae and Hominidae monkeys in Cameroon

Abdou Fatawou Modiyinji; Marie Amougou Atsama; Gwladys Monamele Chavely; Moise Nola; Richard Njouom

doi:10.1111/jmp.12430

Detection of hepatitis E virus antibodies among Cercopithecidae and Hominidae monkeys in Cameroon

J Med Primatol. 2019 Dec;48(6):364-366. doi: 10.1111/jmp.12430. Epub 2019 Jun 10.

Authors

Abdou Fatawou Modiyinji^{1

2}, Marie Amougou Atsama¹, Gwladys Monamele Chavely¹, Moise Nola², Richard Njouom¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Virology, Centre Pasteur of Cameroon, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
² Department of Animals Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon.

PMID: 31179536
DOI: 10.1111/jmp.12430

Abstract

We screened hepatitis E from 15 species of non-human primates. Anti-HEV IgG was detected in 11.1% (1/9) Mandrillus sphinx, 14.3% (2/14) Gorilla gorilla, 5.9% (4/67) pan troglodytes and 8.7% (2/23) Mandrillus leucophaeus, whereas anti-HEV IgM was detected in 1.5% (1/18) papio Anubis, 28.6% (2/7) Cercocebus agilis and 1.5% (1/67) pan troglodyte.

Keywords: Cameroon; hepatitis E virus; non-human primates.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Antibodies, Viral / blood*
Ape Diseases / virology*
Cameroon
Cercopithecidae*
Gorilla gorilla*
Hepatitis E / veterinary*
Hepatitis E / virology
Hepatitis E virus
Monkey Diseases / virology*
Pan troglodytes*

Substances

Antibodies, Viral