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A probable new member of the herpes virus group caused an outbreak of fatal infections in captive vervet monkeys. The pathological findings and some of the properties of the virus are described.
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Dedicated to ProfessorJohn V. Enders on the occasion of his 70th birthday.
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Clarkson, M.J., Thorpe, E. & McCarthy, K. A virus disease of captive vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) caused by a new herpesvirus. Archiv f Virusforschung 22, 219–234 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01240517
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