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1 Department of Virology, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, 3-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565
2 Department of Pathology, National Institute of Health, Tokyo
3 Department of Animal Pathology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo
4 Research Center for Immunodeficiency Virus, Institute for Virus Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
5 Faculty of Science, University of Indonesia, Jakarta
and6 Ragunan Zoo, Jakarta, Indonesia
A serological survey of monkeys was conducted to determine the prevalence of antibody to human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6). Two-hundred and fifteen sera from 10 species of monkeys were examined by an immunofluorescent antibody (IF) assay. The antibody was found in monkeys from eight of the 10 species examined, but was not detected in silvered lutongs or cotton-top tamarins. The prevalence of antibody was highest in squirrel monkeys. Sera with high antibody titres were examined further by Western blot analysis and the neutralizing antibody test and the antibody levels were compared with that from a patient with exanthem subitum. On Western blotting, monkey and human sera that were antibody-positive to HHV-6 antigen gave similar reactions with antigen components of almost the same Mr. Furthermore, sera that were antibody-positive by the IF test were also positive by the neutralizing antibody test and their titres in the two tests were comparable. These results suggest the existence of HHV-6 or an HHV-6-related virus in monkeys.
Keywords: HHV-6, seroepidemiology, monkeys
Received 10 April 1989;
accepted 15 August 1989.
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