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Primary Simian Immunodeficiency Virus SIVmnd-2 Infection in Mandrills ( Mandrillus sphinx )
14 Mar 2006
Abstract excerpt
Mandrills are the only nonhuman primate (NHP) naturally infected by two types of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV): SIVmnd-1 and SIVmnd-2. We have already reported that the high SIVmnd-1 replication during primary infection contrasts with only transient changes in CD4+ and CD8+ cell counts. Since early virus-host interactions predict viral control and disease progression in human immunodeficiency virus-infected...
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