Simian T-Lymphotropic Virus Diversity among Nonhuman Primates, Cameroon

Simian T-Lymphotropic Virus Diversity among Nonhuman Primates, Cameroon

Cross-species transmission of retroviruses is common in Cameroon. To determine risk for simian T-cell lymphotropic virus (STLV) transmission from nonhuman primates to hunters, we examined 170 hunter-collected dried blood spots (DBS) from 12 species for STLV. PCR with generic tax and group-specific l...

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Main Authors: David M. Sintasath, Nathan D. Wolfe, Matthew LeBreton, Hongwei Jia, Albert D. Garcia, Joseph Le Doux Diffo, Ubald Tamoufe, Jean K. Carr, Thomas M. Folks, Eitel Mpoudi-Ngole, Donald S. Burke, Walid Heneine, William M. Switzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Dried blood spots
retrovirus
simian T-lymphotropic virus
research
Cameroon
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/2/08-0584_article

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