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The origin and molecular epidemiology of HIV.
Expert review of anti-infective therapy - 1 Sept 2013
Peeters Martine, Jung Matthieu, Ayouba Ahidjo
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1 in humans resulted from at least four cross-species transmissions of simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs) from chimpanzees and gorillas in West Central Africa, while HIV-2 viruses resulted from at least eight independent transmissions of SIVs infecting sooty mangabeys in West Africa only, where one of these transmissions (HIV-1 group M) is responsible for the global epidemic. HIV-1 M is subdivided into...
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