TY - JOUR T1 - Prevalence of Zika virus infection in wild African primates JF - bioRxiv DO - 10.1101/077628 SP - 077628 AU - Connor R. Buechler AU - Adam L. Bailey AU - Andrea M. Weiler AU - Gabrielle L. Barry AU - Anna J. Jasinska AU - Nelson B. Freimer AU - Cristian Apetrei AU - Jane E. Phillips-Conroy AU - Clifford J. Jolly AU - Jeffrey Rogers AU - Thomas C. Friedrich AU - David H. O’Connor Y1 - 2016/01/01 UR - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2016/09/27/077628.abstract N2 - The recent spread of Zika virus (ZIKV) is alarming due to its association with birth defects. Though the natural reservoir of ZIKV remains poorly defined, the virus was first described in a captive “sentinel” macaque in Africa. Here, we examined blood from 239 wild African monkeys and found variable seropositivity. ER -