Primate-to-Human Retroviral Transmission in Asia

We describe the first reported transmission to a human of simian foamy virus (SFV) from a free-ranging population of nonhuman primates in Asia. The transmission of an exogenous retrovirus, SFV, from macaques (Macaca fascicularis) to a human at a monkey temple in Bali, Indonesia, was investigated wit...

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Main Authors: Jones-Engel, Lisa, Engel, Gregory A., Schillaci, Michael A., Rompis, Aida, Putra, Artha, Suaryana, Komang Gde, Fuentes, Agustin, Beer, Brigitte, Hicks, Sarah, White, Robert, Wilson, Brenda, Allan, Jonathan S.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3371821/