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. 2007 Oct;13(10):1579-82.
doi: 10.3201/eid1310.070338.

Exposure to wild primates among HIV-infected persons

Matthew LeBreton  1 , Otto Yang, Ubald Tamoufe, Eitel Mpoudi-Ngole, Judith N Torimiro, Cyrille F Djoko, Jean K Carr, A Tassy Prosser, Anne W Rimoin, Deborah L Birx, Donald S Burke, Nathan D Wolfe
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Exposure to wild primates among HIV-infected persons

Matthew LeBreton et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Oct.

Abstract

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.

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Age distribution of HIV-positive persons in 17 rural villages in Cameroon.
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Percentage of HIV-positive persons in 17 rural villages in Cameroon who reported different types of contact with all wild animal species and with nonhuman primates.
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