Huemer Hartwig P, Larcher Clara, Czedik-Eysenberg Thomas, Nowotny Norbert, Reifinger Martin
University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Jun;8(6):639-42. doi: 10.3201/eid0806.010341.
Concerns have been raised about pet monkeys as a potential threat to humans. We report the opposite situation, a danger to pets that arises from humans. Similar to herpesvirus B (Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1), which endangers humans but not its host species, Human herpesvirus 1 can act as a "killer virus" when crossing the species barrier to New World monkeys.
人们已经开始关注宠物猴对人类构成的潜在威胁。我们报告的是相反的情况，即人类对宠物构成的威胁。与对人类有危害但对其宿主物种无害的B型疱疹病毒（猕猴疱疹病毒1型）类似，人类疱疹病毒1型在跨越物种屏障感染新大陆猴时，可能会成为一种“致命病毒”。
