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Disease/Syndrome	B-virus meningoencephalitis
Category	Infection, Occupational
Acute/Chronic	Acute-Severe
Synonyms	B virus; Meningoencephalitis due to cercopithecine herpesvirus 1; Herpesvirus B; Herpesvirus simiae; Monkey B virus; Simian herpesvirus
Biomedical References	Search PubMed
Comments	Old World macaque monkeys (rhesus and cynomologus monkeys) are the natural hosts for this virus. In monkeys, the effects of B-virus infection are minimal, e.g., oral ulcerations. B-virus infection is an occupational hazard for workers who handle macaque monkeys (bites, scratches, or eye exposure from fomites). Approximately 40-50 human B-virus infections have been reported in the world's medical literature with a case-fatality rate of about 70%. [CCDM, p. 272]
Latency/Incubation	3 days to 3 weeks
Diagnostic	Serology; Culture
ICD-9 Code	054.3
Effective Antimicrobics	Yes

Reference Link	Viral Immunology Center at Georgia State University
Symptoms/Findings	Symptoms/Findings associated with this disease: confusion delirium fever headache lymphadenopathy paresthesia skin vesicles stiff neck stupor and coma
Job Tasks	High risk job tasks associated with this disease: Handle infected macaque monkeys Work in a medical or research laboratory handling the pathogen