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Modes of transmission and genetic diversity of foamy viruses in a Macaca tonkeana colony.
Retrovirology - 11 Apr 2006
Calattini Sara, Wanert Fanélie, Thierry Bernard, Schmitt Christine, Bassot Sylviane, Saib Ali, Herrenschmidt Nicolas, Gessain Antoine
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BACKGROUND: Foamy viruses are exogenous complex retroviruses that are highly endemic in several animal species, including monkeys and apes, where they cause persistent infection. Simian foamy viral (SFV) infection has been reported in few persons occupationally exposed to non-human primates (NHP) in zoos, primate centers and laboratories, and recently in few hunters from central Africa. Most of the...
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