Degradation of STAT1 and STAT2 by the V Proteins of Simian Virus 5 and Human Parainfluenza Virus Type 2, Respectively: Consequences for Virus Replication in the Presence of Alpha / Beta and Gamma Interferons (pnas.org)
It has been known since 1960 that early doses of polio vaccine were widely contaminated with simian virus 40, or SV40, which infects macaque monkeys. (newscientist.com)
Mauritius is home to a large wild population of long - tailed macaques, which are valued in research in part because they are free of certain simian viruses. (science.sciencemag.org)