Poxviruses Orthopox family NH primates Direct contact with infected animals or contaminated fomites. Rabies Please refer to the Rabies Facts Sheet Salmonellosis Salmonella spp. Shigellosis Shigella spp. NH primates Fecal - oral route. 1 - 4 days Acute onset of diarrhea with fever, nausea and sometimes vomiting, tenesmus, and cramps.
Diarrhea is often watery, with blood, mucus and pus.
Infection can be severe in the immunosuppressed. Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Lentivirus family Rhesus monkeys and other Macaques Direct contact of non-intact skin or mucous membranes with infectious material. Unknown No clinical signs have been recorded. Tetanus Please refer to the Tetanus Facts Sheet Tuberculosis Mycobacterium spp. Many animal species Aerosols from infected animals or tissues, ingestion or wound contamination.