Simian Foamy Virus Found To Be Widespread Among Chimpanzees

 04.07.2008 06:13   medicalnewstoday.com

Researchers in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Gabon, Germany, Japan, Rwanda, the United Kingdom, and the United States have found that simian foamy virus (SFV) is widespread among wild chimpanzees throughout equatorial Africa. Details are published July 4th in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens. Recent studies have shown that humans who hunt wild primates, including chimpanzees, can acquire SFV infections.

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