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Volume 85, Issue 11

Natural simian foamy virus infection in wild-caught gorillas, mandrills and drills from Cameroon and Gabon Free

Abstract

A survey for the presence of simian foamy retroviruses (SFVs) was performed in 44 wild-caught apes and monkeys, including 27 gorillas, 11 mandrills and six drills, originating from south Cameroon or Gabon. Combined serological and/or nested-PCR assays indicated SFV infection among five , seven and two . Sequences of a 425 bp fragment of the gene were obtained for 11 animals. Phylogenetic studies indicated that strains from gorillas, mandrills and drills each formed a highly supported phylogenetic clade with, moreover, the existence of two different gorilla SFVs. This study demonstrates for the first time that these animals are naturally infected with specific SFVs. In the context of simian-to-human interspecies transmission, the results confirm that such viruses can also infect humans, as the SFVs identified in wild-caught animals were the same as those recently reported as infecting hunters living in the same geographical areas.

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Natural simian foamy virus infection in wild-caught gorillas, mandrills and drills from Cameroon and Gabon
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