| risk factors for hepatitis c virus transmission in colonial cameroon. | in southern cameroon, where siv(cpz), the source of human immunodeficiency virus 1 (hiv-1) group m, is prevalent among wild chimpanzees, approximately 50% of some human birth cohorts have been infected with hepatitis c virus (hcv) through unclear mechanisms. | 2010 | 20735242 |
| retrovirus infections in the south of cameroon. | the results of a national hiv seroprevalence survey carried out in 1986/87 showed a 1% hiv seroprevalence in the south of cameroon, which is higher than in the other regions of the country. we here demonstrate the presence of htlv-i infections in the south of cameroon with possible clustering of infection in some villages. some evidence suggestive of the presence of htlv-ii was obtained. sera from patients with onchocerciasis did not react on htlv testing. no htlv associated haematological or ne ... | 1992 | 1358039 |
| genetic and biological properties of hiv type 1 isolates prevalent in villagers of the cameroon equatorial rain forests and grass fields: further evidence of broad hiv type 1 genetic diversity. | to understand the evolution of hiv-1, the genetic and biological characteristics of viruses that infect persons living in regions in which the virus has been evolving for several decades must be studied. thus, we investigated teh genetic subtypes, coreceptor usage, and syncytium-inducing ability of viruses in 47 hiv-1-infected blood samples from individuals living in rural villages in the equatorial rain forest and grass field regions in cameroon. heteroduplex mobility analysis (hma) of gag (par ... | 2003 | 14717120 |
| [prevalence of carriers of antibodies against human immunodeficiency virus (hiv-1 and hiv-2) in south cameroon. results of attempts to isolate retroviruses]. | in this work are summarized the results of the serological investigations about hiv1 and hiv2 done since 1986 in the republic of cameroon, using the henderson's cluster sampling method (2). with regard to neighbour countries' results, the prevalence of specific antibodies against hiv1 is weak (less than or equal to 0.5%). this is confirmed by the few number of aids (53) since 1985. the prevalence of the hiv2 antibodies carriers is null. since 1987, the centre pasteur of cameroon is able to isola ... | 1988 | 3221788 |
| [mechanisms of viral emergence and interspecies transmission: the exemple of simian foamy viruses in central africa]. | a large proportion of viral pathogens that have emerged during the last decades in humans are considered to have originated from various animal species. this is well exemplified by several recent epidemics such as those of nipah, severe acute respiratory syndrome, avian flu, ebola, monkeypox, and hantaviruses. after the initial interspecies transmission per se, the viruses can disseminate into the human population through various and distinct mechanisms. some of them are well characterized and u ... | 2013 | 26137812 |