He was discovered to have contracted an infection of B virus, also known as Monkey B virus or Herpesvirus simiae, which is commonly found in the saliva, urine, and feces of macaques ...

A Rhesus macaque baring its teeth. A Hong Kong man’s scrape with monkeys led to him contract a potentially deadly germ. This week, local health officials reported a case of B virus in a 37-year ...

So far, only one case of B virus human infection has been recorded in Hong Kong. As the virus is naturally carried in the saliva, urine and stool of macaques - wild animals commonly found in Hong Kong ...