• Pediatric emergency care · Aug 2009

    Case Reports

    Monkey bites in travelers: should we think of herpes B virus?

    • Nicole Ritz, Nigel Curtis, Jim Buttery, and Franz E Babl.
    • Department of Paediatrics, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
    • Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Aug 1; 25 (8): 529-31.

    AbstractMonkey bites are frequently reported among children traveling to tropical countries and can be associated with the transmission of zoonoses. Potentially fatal transmission of herpes B virus from macaque bites is rare but well documented in biomedical research facilities. The risk in travelers remains unknown. We report a case of a 7-year-old girl bitten by a macaque on her forehead and discuss her postexposure management.

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