Engel Gregory A, Jones-Engel Lisa, Schillaci Michael A, Suaryana Komang Gde, Putra Artha, Fuentes Agustin, Henkel Richard
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Aug;8(8):789-95. doi: 10.3201/eid0808.010467.
Herpesvirus B (Cercopithecine herpesvirus 1) has been implicated as the cause of approximately 40 cases of meningoencephalitis affecting persons in direct or indirect contact with laboratory macaques. However, the threat of herpesvirus B in nonlaboratory settings worldwide remains to be addressed. We investigated the potential for exposure to herpesvirus B in workers at a "monkey forest" (a temple that has become a tourist attraction because of its monkeys) in Bali, Indonesia. In July 2000, 105 workers at the Sangeh Monkey Forest in Central Bali were surveyed about contact with macaques (Macaca fascicularis). Nearly half of those interviewed had either been bitten or scratched by a macaque. Prevalence of injury was higher in those who fed macaques. Serum from 31 of 38 Sangeh macaques contained antibodies to herpesvirus B. We conclude that workers coming into contact with macaques at the Sangeh Monkey Forest are at risk for exposure to herpesvirus B.
B型疱疹病毒（猕猴疱疹病毒1型）被认为是导致约40例脑膜脑炎的病因，这些病例涉及直接或间接接触实验室猕猴的人员。然而，全球非实验室环境中B型疱疹病毒的威胁仍有待解决。我们调查了印度尼西亚巴厘岛一处“猴林”（一座因猴子而成为旅游景点的寺庙）工作人员接触B型疱疹病毒的可能性。2000年7月，对巴厘岛中部桑厄猴林的105名工作人员进行了调查，了解他们与猕猴（食蟹猴）的接触情况。近一半的受访者曾被猕猴咬伤或抓伤。给猕猴喂食的人员受伤率更高。桑厄猴林38只猕猴中的31只血清含有抗B型疱疹病毒抗体。我们得出结论，在桑厄猴林接触猕猴的工作人员有接触B型疱疹病毒的风险。
