1. High variety of different simian T-cell leukemia virus type 1 strains in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) of the Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire.
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Leendertz FH, Junglen S, Boesch C, Formenty P, Couacy-Hymann E, Courgnaud V, Pauli G, and Ellerbrok H
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- Animals, Animals, Wild virology, Ape Diseases transmission, Base Sequence, Colobus virology, Cote d'Ivoire, DNA, Viral genetics, Deltaretrovirus Infections transmission, Deltaretrovirus Infections veterinary, Deltaretrovirus Infections virology, Evolution, Molecular, Female, Genetic Variation, HTLV-I Infections transmission, HTLV-I Infections veterinary, HTLV-I Infections virology, Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 genetics, Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 isolation & purification, Male, Phylogeny, Simian T-lymphotropic virus 1 classification, Simian T-lymphotropic virus 1 pathogenicity, Species Specificity, Ape Diseases virology, Pan troglodytes virology, Simian T-lymphotropic virus 1 genetics, Simian T-lymphotropic virus 1 isolation & purification
- Abstract
We found human T-cell leukemia virus type 1- and simian T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (STLV-1)-related infections in 5 of 10 chimpanzees originating from three groups of wild chimpanzees. The new virus isolates showed a surprising heterogeneity not only in comparison to STLV-1 described previously in other primate species but also between the different chimpanzee groups, within a group, or even between strains isolated from an individual animal. The interdisciplinary combination of virology, molecular epidemiology, and long-term behavioral studies suggests that the primary route of infection might be interspecies transmission from other primates, such as red colobus monkeys, that are hunted and consumed by chimpanzees.
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- 2004
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