RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Leendertz, Fabian H. A1 Boesch, Christophe A1 Ellerbrok, Heinz A1 Rietschel, Wolfram A1 Couacy-Hymann, Emmanuel A1 Pauli, GeorgYR 2004 T1 Non-invasive testing reveals a high prevalence of simian T-lymphotropic virus type 1 antibodies in wild adult chimpanzees of the Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire JF Journal of General Virology, VO 85 IS 11 SP 3305 OP 3312 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/vir.0.80052-0 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1465-2099, AB Little information is available on the prevalence of retrovirus infections in populations of non-human primates living in their natural habitats. To gain such information, methods were developed to detect antibodies to simian T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (STLV-1) in urine from wild chimpanzees. Samples from more than 74 chimpanzees living in three communities in the Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire, were analysed. The prevalence of STLV-1 antibodies in adults and adolescents was significantly higher (35/49, 71·4 %) than that in infant and juvenile chimpanzees (3/31, 9·7 %)., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jgv/10.1099/vir.0.80052-0