An enzootic outbreak of acute disease associated with pathogenic E. coli in Adler monkey colony

Abstract

The outbreak in Adler colony slightly differed from similar outbreak in Florida in 2014 by more marked hemorrhagic diathesis and articular changes in some monkeys caused by polyavitaminosis developed in the course of infection. Sensitive to infection were M. mulatta, M. fascicularis, Cercopithecus aethiops, P. hamadryas and anubis, and Cebus capucinus.

Molecular genetic identification of isolates of the hepatitis A virus (HAV) from monkeys at Adler Primate Center

“…Within the Primate Center, there are 156 open corrals and 158 cages for keeping animals in groups and individually (isolators, quarantine, and nursery). Cages are provided with a water supply and trays for fecal collection …”