RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Prevalence of Zika virus infection in wild African primates JF bioRxiv FD Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory SP 077628 DO 10.1101/077628 A1 Connor R. Buechler A1 Adam L. Bailey A1 Andrea M. Weiler A1 Gabrielle L. Barry A1 Anna J. Jasinska A1 Nelson B. Freimer A1 Cristian Apetrei A1 Jane E. Phillips-Conroy A1 Clifford J. Jolly A1 Jeffrey Rogers A1 Thomas C. Friedrich A1 David H. O’Connor YR 2016 UL http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2016/09/27/077628.abstract AB 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.