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Exposure to wild primates among HIV-infected persons.
- Source :
-
Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2007 Oct; Vol. 13 (10), pp. 1579-82. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- 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 process of adaptation and subsequent emergence of zoonotic pathogens.
- Subjects :
- Abattoirs
Adolescent
Adult
Animals
Cameroon epidemiology
Disease Susceptibility
Female
HIV Infections epidemiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Occupations
Primates
Rural Population
Surveys and Questionnaires
Animals, Wild
HIV Infections immunology
HIV-1
Immunocompromised Host
Occupational Exposure statistics & numerical data
Zoonoses transmission
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1080-6059
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18258013
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1310.070338