Origin of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 in rural Cote d'Ivoire.

ABSTRACT: 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.

SUBMITTER: Calvignac-Spencer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3358045 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature