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Origin of HTLV-1 in hunters of nonhuman primates in Central Africa.
- Source :
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The Journal of infectious diseases [J Infect Dis] 2015 Feb 01; Vol. 211 (3), pp. 361-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Aug 21. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Of 78 Gabonese individuals who had received bites from nonhuman primates (NHPs) while hunting, 7 were infected with human T lymphotropic virus (HTLV-1). Five had been bitten by gorillas and were infected with subtype B strains; however, a 12-year-old girl who was severely bitten by a Cercopithecus nictitans was infected with a subtype D strain that was closely related to the simian T lymphotropic virus (STLV-1) that infects this monkey species. Her mother was infected with a subtype B strain. These data confirm that hunters in Africa can be infected by HTLV-1 that is closely related to the strains circulating among local NHP game. Our findings strongly suggest that a severe bite represent a risk factor for STLV-1 acquisition.<br /> (© The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
- Subjects :
- Africa, Central
Animals
Cercopithecus virology
Child
Female
Gabon
Gorilla gorilla virology
Haplorhini virology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Monkey Diseases virology
Phylogeny
HTLV-I Infections virology
Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 classification
Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 genetics
Primates virology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1537-6613
- Volume :
- 211
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of infectious diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25147276
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiu464