Ostrowski S R, Leslie M J, Parrott T, Abelt S, Piercy P E
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Emerg Infect Dis. 1998 Jan-Mar;4(1):117-21. doi: 10.3201/eid0401.980117.
Of primary concern when evaluating macaque bites are bacterial and B-virus infections. B-virus infection is highly prevalent (80% to 90%) in adult macaques and may cause a potentially fatal meningoencephalitis in humans. We examined seven nonoccupational exposure incidents involving 24 persons and eight macaques. Six macaques were tested for herpes B; four (67%) were seropositive. A common observation was that children were more than three times as likely to be bitten than adults. The virus must be assumed to be a potential health hazard in macaque bite wounds; this risk makes macaques unsuitable as pets.
在评估猕猴咬伤时，主要关注的是细菌感染和B病毒感染。B病毒感染在成年猕猴中非常普遍（80%至90%），可能会在人类中引发潜在致命的脑膜脑炎。我们调查了7起涉及24人及8只猕猴的非职业性暴露事件。对6只猕猴进行了B型疱疹病毒检测；其中4只（67%）血清呈阳性。一个常见的现象是，儿童被咬伤的可能性是成年人的三倍多。必须假定病毒在猕猴咬伤伤口中存在潜在健康风险；这种风险使得猕猴不适合作为宠物。
