Where Tourists Go Nov 1, 2003
Malays have lived for centuries. And there are monkeys: proboscis
monkeys, macaques, and more... Nepal -- this traditional stop ... (goasia.about.com, Asia)
Cats and ferrets can carry SARS virus Oct 30, 2003
...than the cats. Microscopic examination showed lung lesions similar
to those seen in SARS-infected macaques, though milder. Pairs of ... (CIDRAP)
Tatsuhiko Igarashi * , Hiromi Imamichi , Charles R. Brown * , ... Oct 31, 2003
...chimeric viruses (SHIVs) induce an extremely rapid, systemic, and irreversible depletion
of CD4 + T lymphocytes following their inoculation into rhesus macaques ... (Journal of Leukocyte Biology)
UT Vet: Primate Not Killing Cats Oct 20, 2003
We don't think it's appropriate for people to keep -- specifically -- macaques
as pets because of the ability to carry fatal disease," he said. ... (WVLT, TN)
Nebraska honors a man who forged his own path - sort of Oct 17, 2003
Thirty miles southwest of the trail in Royal, Neb., is Zoo Nebraska, which features
44 animals such as Japanese macaques, Bengal tigers and chimpanzees. ... (Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX)
Handle with Care Oct 17, 2003
B-virus infection is highly prevalent (80% to 90%) in adult macaques
and may cause a potentially fatal meningoencephalitis in humans. ... (Munster Times, IN)
Domestic pets can harbour Sars virus Oct 29, 2003
The diseased animals had changes in their lungs, which were similar
to those seen in macaques that had also been infected with Sars. ... (Times of Oman, Oman)
Shenduruny Wildlife Sanctuary Green adventure! Oct 6, 2003
For company, youll have some die-hard party animals - elephants, tigers, leopards,
bisons, sambar, wild boar, lion-tailed macaques, langurs, deer - and most of ... (Malayala Manorama, India)
Daredevil monkeys given enough rope Sep 28, 2003
Crossing the road at the foot of Tang Kuan and Noi hills near Samira Beach had become
a risky business for the area's community of crab-eating macaques, with a ... (The Nation, Thailand, Thailand)
McMaster researchers clone gene, turn corner in race to develop ... Oct 1, 2003
The next step will be to run tests in primates, specifically macaques, to see if
they produce antibodies to protect them from organisms that target the lungs ... (Canada.com, Canada)
Brain Research: Neurons That Play Truth or Consequences Oct 2, 2003
...task that required self-control. Macaques serve as the primary animal
model for higher cognitive function. The monkeys were trained ... (AScribe)
40 wildlife species, orchids seized at market Sep 24, 2003
The wildlife, which included long-tailed macaques, pheasants, mousedeer, an otter
and an eagle, were seized at a market in the border town of Serikin under the ... (The Star, Malaysia)
CLINICAL TRIALS PUT DENDRIMERS ON COURSE FOR TREATING HIV Sep 24, 2003
Studies conducted at University of Washing-ton found that a single vaginal application
of the gel protected 100 percent of the macaques exposed to the virus. ... (Small Times)
Protected wildlife and orchids seized Sep 23, 2003
Sapu's general manager Sani Bakar said in a statement today that the live animals
seized included longtail macaques, a mousedeer, otter, eagle and pheasants. ... (New Straits Times, Malaysia)
Pioneering vision researcher Russell De Valois has died at 76 Sep 25, 2003
More often, his experiments involved inserting electrodes into the brains of macaques
and cats to determine how individual brain cells respond to color, form ... (UC Berkeley (press release), CA)
Part 1: The origins Sep 10, 2003
The Dutch showed that antibodies from the macaques reacted with viruses from the
cell cultures, a finding which confirmed numerous similar results obtained by ... (Asia Times Online, Hong Kong)
The Perils of Keeping Monkeys as Pets Sep 16, 2003
Human cold sores, he said, can kill smaller monkeys like marmosets and tamarins.
While macaques can carry herpes B, a potentially fatal virus to humans. ... (National Geographic)
