Primate-to-Human Retroviral Transmission in Asia

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: Lisa Jones-Engel, Gregory A. Engel, Michael A. Schillaci, Aida Rompis, Artha Putra, Komang Gde Suaryana, Agustin Fuentes, Brigitte Beer, Sarah Hicks, Robert White, Brenda Wilson, Jonathan S. Allan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Keywords: Disease Transmission
Simian foamy virus
exogenous retrovirus
primate zoonoses
Macaca
Southeast Asia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/7/04-0957_article

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