title: List of zoonotic primate viruses
text: # List of zoonotic primate viruses
  
  The following list of primate viruses is not exhaustive. Many viruses specific to non-human primates nevertheless are known to jump and infect humans and, thus, become known as zoonoses.
  
  | Simian virus name | Primary host | Human transmission case | Severity in humans | Severity in monkeys |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Monkeypox virus ( Poxviridae ) | Monkeys | Yes | to 10% mortality (skin Rash) | Mild infection |
  | Chimpanzee herpesvirus | Chimp | ?? | ?? | Latent infection |
  | Langur herpesvirus | Langur | ?? | ?? | Latent infection |
  | Lymphotrophic polyomavirus (LPV) | Monkeys | Yes (common) | ?? | ?? |
  | Herpes B virus | Macaque | Yes (rare) | High mortality rate | Latent infection |
  | Mason-Pfizer monkey virus ( Betaretrovirus ) (MPMV) | Monkeys | No | Unknown | Immunodeficiency/cancer in Old World monkeys |
  | Simian foamy virus retroviridae (SFV) | Monkeys | Yes | Unknown | Latent infection |
  | Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) retroviridae | Monkeys | Yes | Unknown | Immunodeficiency in macaques |
  | Simian hemorrhagic fever virus (SHFV) Arteriviridae | Patas | No | Unknown | Deadly in macaques |
  | Simian varicella virus (SVV) Herpesviridae | Monkeys | No | Unknown | Rash and latent infection |
  | SV40 Polyomavirus | Monkeys | Yes (common) | Cancer | Cancer |
  | Titi monkey adenovirus (TmAdV) | Titi monkey | Yes (rare) | Respiratory illness | Deadly |
  | Zika fever | Mangabey, chimpanzees, apes, baboons | Yes | Viral disease | |
  