Efficient horizontal transmission without viral super-spreaders may cause the high prevalence of STLV-1 infection in Japanese macaques
M. Murata, J.-i. Yasunaga, A. Washizaki, Y. Seki, W. K. Tan, T. Mizukami, M. Matsuoka, H. Akari
The study investigates STLV-1 infection prevalence in Japanese macaques and finds that frequent horizontal transmission, not super-spreaders, explains the high infection rates.
bioRxiv · May 16, 2019 · PreprintMicrobiology