Open AccessEvidence for continuing cross-species transmission of SIVsmm to humans
Author(s) -
Ahidjo Ayouba,
Chantal Akoua-Koffi,
Sébastien CalvignacSpencer,
Amandine Esteban,
Sabrina Locatelli,
Hui Li,
Yingying Li,
Beatrice H. Hahn,
Eric Delaporte,
Fabian H. Leendertz,
Martine Peeters
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/01.aids.0000432443.22684.50
Subject(s) - simian , virology , transmission (telecommunications) , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , simian immunodeficiency virus , biology , lentivirus , outbreak , sida , virus , viral disease , electrical engineering , engineering
HIV types 1 and 2 (HIV-1 and HIV-2) are the result of multiple cross-species transmissions of their simian counterparts (SIVs) to humans. We studied whether new SIVs lineages have been transmitted to humans in rural Côte d'Ivoire and identified a novel HIV-2 variant (HIV-2-07IC-TNP03) not related to any of the previously defined HIV-2 groups. This finding shows that sooty mangabey viruses continue to be transmitted to humans, causing new zoonotic outbreaks.