Exposure to wild primates among HIV-infected persons

Exposure to wild primates among HIV-infected persons

HIV-1 is an immunosuppressive pathogen. Our behavioral data for 191 HIV-1-infected rural Cameroonians show frequent exposure to nonhuman primates through activities such as hunting and butchering. Immunosuppression among persons exposed to body fluids of wild nonhuman primates could favor the proces...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2007-10, Vol.13 (10), p.1579-1582
Hauptverfasser: LeBreton, Matthew, Yang, Otto, Tamoufe, Ubald, Mpoudi-Ngole, Eitel, Torimiro, Judith N, Djoko, Cyrille F, Carr, Jean K, Tassy Prosser, A, Rimoin, Anne W, Birx, Deborah L, Burke, Donald S, Wolfe, Nathan D
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Abattoirs
Adolescent
Adult
Animals
Animals, Wild
Cameroon - epidemiology
Disease Susceptibility
Dispatch
Female
Health aspects
HIV (Viruses)
HIV infection
HIV Infections - epidemiology
HIV Infections - immunology
HIV-1
Human immunodeficiency virus 1
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Immunotherapy
Infection
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Exposure - statistics & numerical data
Occupations
Primates
Rural Population
Surveys and Questionnaires
Zoonoses - transmission
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Zusammenfassung:HIV-1 is an immunosuppressive pathogen. Our behavioral data for 191 HIV-1-infected rural Cameroonians show frequent exposure to nonhuman primates through activities such as hunting and butchering. Immunosuppression among persons exposed to body fluids of wild nonhuman primates could favor the process of adaptation and subsequent emergence of zoonotic pathogens.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid1309.070338