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SIV infection in wild gorillas

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  • Fran Van Heuverswyn

    (UMR145, University of Montpellier 1)

  • Yingying Li

    (University of Alabama at Birmingham)

  • Cecile Neel

    (UMR145, University of Montpellier 1
    Projet Prevention du Sida au Cameroun (PRESICA), BP 1874 Yaoundé)

  • Elizabeth Bailes

    (Institute of Genetics, University of Nottingham)

  • Brandon F. Keele

    (University of Alabama at Birmingham)

  • Weimin Liu

    (University of Alabama at Birmingham)

  • Severin Loul

    (Projet Prevention du Sida au Cameroun (PRESICA), BP 1874 Yaoundé)

  • Christelle Butel

    (UMR145, University of Montpellier 1)

  • Florian Liegeois

    (UMR145, University of Montpellier 1)

  • Yanga Bienvenue

    (Projet Prevention du Sida au Cameroun (PRESICA), BP 1874 Yaoundé)

  • Eitel Mpoudi Ngolle

    (Projet Prevention du Sida au Cameroun (PRESICA), BP 1874 Yaoundé)

  • Paul M. Sharp

    (Institute of Genetics, University of Nottingham)

  • George M. Shaw

    (University of Alabama at Birmingham
    Howard Hughes Medical Institute)

  • Eric Delaporte

    (UMR145, University of Montpellier 1
    University Hospital of Montpellier)

  • Beatrice H. Hahn

    (University of Alabama at Birmingham)

  • Martine Peeters

    (UMR145, University of Montpellier 1)

Abstract

Changing species HIV 1 group M, the AIDS pandemic virus, was traced to a single cross-over of simian immunodeficiency virus from chimpanzees in west central Africa. Cross-over from the same reservoir led to the infection of a few individuals in Cameroon with HIV-1 group N. A third virus in this radiation, HIV-1 group O, was identified in Cameroon in 1994 but its primate reservoir was unknown. Now a probable source has been found: viruses resembling HIV-1 group O are present in wild-living gorillas. Like chimpanzees, gorillas are hunted as food, a possible route for human HIV-1 group O infection.

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  • Fran Van Heuverswyn & Yingying Li & Cecile Neel & Elizabeth Bailes & Brandon F. Keele & Weimin Liu & Severin Loul & Christelle Butel & Florian Liegeois & Yanga Bienvenue & Eitel Mpoudi Ngolle & Paul M, 2006. "SIV infection in wild gorillas," Nature, Nature, vol. 444(7116), pages 164-164, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:444:y:2006:i:7116:d:10.1038_444164a
    DOI: 10.1038/444164a
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    1. Lei Jia & Lin Li & Hanping Li & Siyang Liu & Xiaolin Wang & Zuoyi Bao & Tianyi Li & Daomin Zhuang & Yongjian Liu & Jingyun Li, 2014. "Recombination Pattern Reanalysis of Some HIV-1 Circulating Recombination Forms Suggest the Necessity and Difficulty of Revision," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 9(9), pages 1-10, September.

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