Open AccessA Severe Bite From a Nonhuman Primate Is a Major Risk Factor for HTLV-1 Infection in Hunters From Central Africa
Author(s) -
Claudia Filippone,
Edouard Betsem,
Patricia Tortevoye,
Olivier Cassar,
Sylviane Bassot,
Alain Froment,
Arnaud Fontanet,
Antoine Gessain
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/civ145
Subject(s) - gorilla , serology , virology , simian , transmission (telecommunications) , medicine , primate , virus , biology , immunology , antibody , ecology , paleontology , electrical engineering , engineering
HTLV-1 infection is endemic to Central African populations. The risk factors for HTLV-1 acquisition in humans via the interspecies transmission of STLV-1 (its simian counterpart) remain largely unknown.
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