Origin of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 in rural Cote d'Ivoire.
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SUBMITTER: Calvignac-Spencer S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3358045 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May
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Origin of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 in rural Côte d'Ivoire.
Calvignac-Spencer Sébastien S Adjogoua Edgard V EV Akoua-Koffi Chantal C Hedemann Claudia C Schubert Grit G Ellerbrok Heinz H Leendertz Siv Aina Jensen SA Pauli Georg G Leendertz Fabian H FH
Emerging infectious diseases 20120501 5
Simian T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (STLV-1) strains occasionally infect humans. However, the frequency of such infections is unknown. We show that direct transmission of STLV-1 from nonhuman primates to humans may be responsible for a substantial proportion of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 infections in rural Côte d'Ivoire, where primate hunting is common. ...[more]
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