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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.
Journal of virology - 1 Apr 2004
Leendertz Fabian H, Junglen Sandra, Boesch Christophe, Formenty Pierre, Couacy-Hymann Emmanuel, Courgnaud Valerie, Pauli Georg, Ellerbrok Heinz
Abstract excerpt
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...
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