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Table 2 Comparison of simian foamy virus prevalence in New World primates in Brazil defined by Western blot (WB) and PCR testinga

From: An expanded search for simian foamy viruses (SFV) in Brazilian New World primates identifies novel SFV lineages and host age-related infections

Center

N

WB+/PCR+

WB+/PCR

WB/PCR+

WB/PCR

CPRJb

78

16 (21 %)

8 (10 %)

6 (8 %)

48 (61 %)

 Male

34

6 (18 %)

2 (6 %)

2 (6 %)

24 (70 %)

 Female

44

10 (23 %)

6 (14 %)

4 (9 %)

24 (54 %)

 Mature

60

9 (15 %)

5 (8 %)

4 (7 %)

42 (70 %)

 Immature

18

7 (39 %)

3 (17 %)

2 (11 %)

6 (33 %)

 Wildc

25

7 (28 %)

2 (8 %)

0

16 (64 %)

 Captived

53

9 (17 %)

6 (11 %)

6 (11 %)

32 (61 %)

RIOZOOe

62

19 (31 %)

17 (27 %)

6 (10 %)

20 (32 %)

 Male

30

10 (33 %)

9 (30 %)

3 (10 %)

8 (27 %)

 Female

32

9 (28 %)

8 (25 %)

3 (9 %)

12 (38 %)

 Mature

47

14 (30 %)

16 (34 %)

4 (9 %)

13 (28 %)

 Immature

15

5 (33 %)

1 (7 %)

2 (14 %)

7 (46 %)

 Wild

42

14 (33 %)

13 (31 %)

3 (7 %)

12 (29 %)

 Captive

20

5 (25 %)

4 (20 %)

3 (15 %)

8 (40 %)

Total

140

35 (25 %)

25 (18 %)

12 (9 %)

68 (48 %)

  1. aPositive for at least one PCR assay (screening polymerase (pol), LTR-gag and/or longer pol sequences)
  2. bPrimatology Center of Rio de Janeiro
  3. cWild born
  4. dCaptive born
  5. eZoo of Rio de Janeiro