Exposure to Wild Primates among HIV-infected Persons

Exposure to Wild Primates among HIV-infected Persons

HIV-1 is an immunosuppressive pathogen. Our behavioral data for 191 HIV-1–infected rural Cameroonians show frequent exposure to nonhuman primates through activities such as hunting and butchering. Immunosuppression among persons exposed to body fluids of wild nonhuman primates could favor the proces...

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Main Authors: Matthew LeBreton, Otto Yang, Ubald Tamoufe, Eitel Mpoudi-Ngole, Judith N. Torimiro, Cyrille F. Djoko, Jean K. Carr, A. Tassy Prosser, Anne W. Rimoin, Deborah L. Birx, Donald S. Burke, Nathan D. Wolfe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Africa
Central
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
HIV-1
immunocompromised host
zoonoses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/10/07-0338_article

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