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Co-circulation of enteroviruses between apes and humans.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Feb 2014
Harvala Heli, Van Nguyen Dung, McIntyre Chloe, Ahuka-Mundeke Steve, Ngole Eitel Mpoudi, Delaporte Eric, Peeters Martine, Simmonds Peter
Abstract excerpt
A total of 139 stool samples from wild chimpanzees, gorillas and bonobos in Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were screened for enteroviruses (EVs) by reverse transcription PCR. Enterovirus RNA was detected in 10 % of samples, comprising eight from 58 sampled chimpanzees (13.8 %), one from 40 bonobos (2.5 %) and five from 40 gorillas (12.2 %). Three viruses isolated from chimpanzees grouped with...
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