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High HIV burden and recent transmission chains in rural forest areas in southern Cameroon, where ancestors of HIV-1 have been identified in ape populations.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2020
Edoul Ginette, Chia Julius Ebua, Vidal Nicole, Guichet Emilande, Montavon Celine, Delaporte Eric, Mpoudi Ngole Eitel, Ayouba Ahidjo, Peeters Martine
Abstract excerpt
We studied HIV prevalence and genetic diversity in rural forest areas in Cameroon, where chimpanzee and gorilla populations infected with the ancestors of the different HIV-1 groups have been identified and transmitted to humans during the 20th century. A total of 2812 individuals were studied, 924 from south-central, 1116 from south-east and 772 from south-west Cameroon. Of 208 (7.4%) samples that were confirmed...
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