Vaccine Recommendations for Nonhuman Primates
Group | Vaccine | Dosage | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
Prosimians (lemurs, lorises, galagos) | Tetanus (adsorbed human product or equine product | 0.5 mL, IM, every 5 years. (If less than 1 kg, 0.1-0.25 mL) | |
Rabies (killed vaccine) | 1.0 mL, IM or SC, annually | ||
Callitrichids (marmosets and tamarins) | Tetanus (Same products as prosimians) | 0.1 mL, IM, every 5 years | |
Rabies (killed vaccine) | 1.0 mL, SC, annually | Only if there is a risk of exposure in the facility. | |
Measles (canine distemper-measles vaccine) | Modified live vaccine may cause disease and is NOT recommended. Recent studies with canarypox-vector vaccines show active titers. If there is high risk of exposure can be considered for off-label use. | ||
Cebidae (spider, capuchin, and squirrel monkeys) | Tetanus (same products as other species) | 0.5 mL, IM, every 5 years | |
Rabies (killed vaccine) | 1.0 mL, IM or SC, annually | Only if there is risk of exposure in the facility. | |
Measles | Modified live vaccine may cause disease and is NOT recommended. | ||
Cercopithecidae (macaques, drills, mangabeys, guenons, baboons) | Tetanus (same products as for other species) | 0.5 mL, IM, every 5 years | |
Rabies (killed vaccine) | 1.0 mL, IM or SC, annually | Doses should be given at 4–6 months old, then at 1 year old, then annually. | |
Measles (MMR vaccine, for macaques) | 0.5 mL, SC | First dose at >6 months old, booster in 6 months, then at 6–7 years. Do not vaccinate pregnant animals. | |
Apes (gibbons and siamangs) | Tetanus (same products as for other species) | 0.5 mL, IM, every 5 years | |
Rabies (killed vaccine) | 1.0 mL, IM or SC, annually | ||
Measles (MMR vaccine) | IM | First dose at 4–6 months old, booster in 6 months, then at 6–7 years. Do not vaccinate pregnant animals. This vaccine may lead to a false-positive intradermal TB test. | |
Great apes (orangutans, chimpanzees, gorillas) | Tetanus (human adsorbed product) | 0.5 mL, IM, every 5 years | Alternative: diphtheria pertussis tetanus (DPT) vaccine at 10-year intervals |
Rabies (killed vaccine) | 1.0 mL, IM or SC, annually | First dose after 6 months old | |
Polio (inactivated, injectable vaccine) | IM, at 1–2 years old | ||
Pneumococcus | As needed for geriatric patients | ||
Respiratory syncitial virus | Not routine |