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  • Title: Hepatitis B virus infection in chimpanzees: titration of subtypes.
    Author: Barker LF, Maynard JE, Purcell RH, Hoofnagle JH, Berquist KR, London WT, Gerety RJ, Krushak DH.
    Journal: J Infect Dis; 1975 Oct; 132(4):451-8. PubMed ID: 1185011.
    Abstract:
    Thirty-four chimpanzees were inoculated with sera containing the adw, ayw, adr, or ayr subtype of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBs Ag). Twenty-nine of the animals became infected with hepatitis B virus, and in every instance the subtype of HBs Ag in the infected animal was the same as the subtype in the inoculum. Infectivity titers were established for the adw and ayw inocula. The patterns of serologic events varied in the infected animals but included most of the typical patterns of serologic change seen in human cases of type B hepatitis. Mild disease, manifested by elevated concentrations of serum enzymes and changes detected by liver biopsy, occurred in 23 of the 29 infected animals.
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