Role of monkeys in the sylvatic cycle of chikungunya virus in Senegal
B. M. Althouse, M. Guerbois, D. A. T. Cummings, O. Diop, O. Faye, A. Faye, D. Diallo, B. D. Sadio, A. Sow, O. Faye, A. A. Sall, M. Diallo, B. Benefit, E. Simmons, D. M. Watts, , K. A. Hanley
The paper investigates the role of monkeys in the sylvatic cycle of chikungunya virus in Senegal using serosurveillance and mathematical modeling, finding that monkeys act as amplification hosts rather than reservoir hosts.
bioRxiv · Oct 13, 2017Ecology