Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học quốc tế cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Seroprevalence of simian immunodeficiency virus in wild and captive born Sykes' monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis) in Kenya | Retrovirology BioMed Central Research Open Access Seroprevalence of simian immunodeficiency virus in wild and captive born Sykes monkeys Cercopithecus mitis in Kenya Brett R Ellis1 Elephas Munene2 Debra Elliott3 James Robinson3 Moses G Otsyula2 and Scott F Michael 4 Address Department of Tropical Medicine Tulane University New Orleans LA 70112 USA institute of Primate Research Box 24481 Karen Nairobi Kenya 3Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Tulane University New Orleans LA 70112 USA and 4Biotechnology Program Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers FL 33965 USA Email Brett R Ellis - bellis1@ Elephas Munene - elephasm@ Debra Elliott - dholton@ James Robinson - jrobinso@ Moses G Otsyula - motsyula@ Scott F Michael - smichael@ Corresponding author Published 28 October 2004 Received 28 September 2004 Accepted 28 October 2004 Retrovirology 2004 1 34 doi 1742-4690-1-34 This article is available from http content 1 1 34 2004 Ellis et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background The Sykes monkey and related forms Cercopithecus mitis make up an abundant widespread and morphologically diverse species complex in eastern Africa that naturally harbors a distinct simian immunodeficiency virus SIVsyk . We carried out a retrospective serological survey of SIV infection from both wild and captive Sykes monkeys from Kenya. We compared two commercially available cross-reactive ELISA tests using HIV antigens with a novel SIVsyk antigenspecific Western blot assay and analyzed the data by origin subspecies age and sex. Results The SIVsyk antigen-specific Western blot assay detected more serum samples as positive .
