1. Diverse Contexts of Zoonotic Transmission of Simian Foamy Viruses in Asia
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Lisa Jones-Engel, Gregory A. Engel, Nantiya Aggimarangsee, Katherine A. Steinkraus, Mohammed M. Feeroz, Aida Rompis, Romanee Chaiwarith, Cynthia May, Agustín Fuentes, La Rene Kuller, Robin Watanabe, Randall C. Kyes, Arta Putra, Jonathan S. Allan, Maxine L. Linial, Satawat Thongsawat, Michael A. Schillaci, Mukesh Kumar Chalise, I Nengah Wandia, and Richard Grant
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Male ,retroviruses ,Epidemiology ,primates ,viruses ,Cross-species transmission ,lcsh:Medicine ,Simian foamy virus ,Simian ,Macaque ,Zoonoses ,Phylogeny ,Aged, 80 and over ,0303 health sciences ,biology ,Phylogenetic tree ,Transmission (medicine) ,Zoonosis ,Middle Aged ,3. Good health ,Ape Diseases ,Infectious Diseases ,Female ,Adult ,Microbiology (medical) ,Asia ,Adolescent ,macaques ,Southeast asian ,emerging infectious diseases ,lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,Occupational Exposure ,biology.animal ,medicine ,Animals ,Humans ,lcsh:RC109-216 ,Aged ,030304 developmental biology ,030306 microbiology ,Research ,lcsh:R ,cross-species transmission ,zoonosis ,medicine.disease ,biology.organism_classification ,Virology ,DNA, Viral ,simian foamy virus ,Retroviridae Infections - Abstract
These infections are likely prevalent among persons who live or work near nonhuman primates., In Asia, contact between persons and nonhuman primates is widespread in multiple occupational and nonoccupational contexts. Simian foamy viruses (SFVs) are retroviruses that are prevalent in all species of nonhuman primates. To determine SFV prevalence in humans, we tested 305 persons who lived or worked around nonhuman primates in several South and Southeast Asian countries; 8 (2.6%) were confirmed SFV positive by Western blot and, for some, by PCR. The interspecies interactions that likely resulted in virus transmission were diverse; 5 macaque taxa were implicated as a potential source of infection. Phylogenetic analysis showed that SFV from 3 infected persons was similar to that from the nonhuman primate populations with which the infected persons reported contact. Thus, SFV infections are likely to be prevalent among persons who live or work near nonhuman primates in Asia.
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- 2008