China has reported its first human infection with Monkey B Virus (BV). A Beijing-based veterinary surgeon is confirmed as China’s first death from the zoonotic disease. The vet used to work for an institution researching non-human primates. According to reports, the 53-year-old surgeon was infected with the virus after he dissected two dead monkeys in early March. The surgeon started experiencing early symptoms of nausea and vomiting followed by fever and neurological symptoms which eventually took his life on May 27. Researchers collected the cerebrospinal fluid of the veterinarian in April and identified him as positive for BV. All close contacts of the patient are reported to have tested negative for the virus, according to reports from China. Monkey BV, an alphaherpesvirus enzootic in macaques, was initially isolated in 1932. According to China CDC Weekly, the virus is generally transmitted via direct contact and exchange of bodily fluid secretions. Monkey B virus poses a zoonotic threat to primate veterinarians, animal care personnel and laboratory researchers. Reports have asked to keep a close watch on laboratory macaques and occupational workers in China to control further spread.
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ABeijing-based veterinarian, confirmed as China’s first human infection case with Monkey B Virus (BV), has died from the infection, said a Global Times report.
The 53-year-old male vet, who works for an institution researching on non-human primates, was identified with the infection following early-onset symptoms of nausea and vomiting, a month after he dissected two dead monkeys in early March, China CDC Weekly English Platform, a journal of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention had revealed on Saturday.
The journal said that the vet died on May 27, after seeking treatment in several hospitals.
According to the report, since there were reportedly no fatal or even clinically evident BV infections in China before, the vet’s case marks the first human infection case with BV identified in the country.
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