| risk to human health from a plethora of simian immunodeficiency viruses in primate bushmeat. | to assess human exposure to simian immunodeficiency virus (siv) in west central africa, we looked for siv infection in 788 monkeys that were hunted in the rainforests of cameroon for bushmeat or kept as pets. serologic reactivity suggesting siv infection was found in 13 of 16 primate species, including 4 not previously known to harbor siv. overall, 131 sera (16.6%) reacted strongly and an additional 34 (4.3%) reacted weakly with hiv antigens. molecular analysis identified five new phylogenetic s ... | 2002 | 11996677 |
| global mammal parasite database version 2.0. | illuminating the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of parasites is one of the most pressing issues facing modern science, and is critical for basic science, the global economy, and human health. extremely important to this effort are data on the disease-causing organisms of wild animal hosts (including viruses, bacteria, protozoa, helminths, arthropods, and fungi). here we present an updated version of the global mammal parasite database, a database of the parasites of wild ungulates (artioda ... | 2017 | 28273333 |
| extensive survey on the prevalence and genetic diversity of sivs in primate bushmeat provides insights into risks for potential new cross-species transmissions. | to evaluate the risk of cross-species transmissions of sivs from non-human primates to humans at the primate/hunter interface, a total of 2586 samples, derived from primate bushmeat representing 11 different primate species, were collected at 6 distinct remote forest sites in southeastern cameroon and in yaoundé, the capital city. siv prevalences were estimated with an updated siv lineage specific gp41 peptide elisa covering the major part of the siv diversity. siv positive samples were confirme ... | 2010 | 19393772 |
| widely varying siv prevalence rates in naturally infected primate species from cameroon. | although it is now well established that a substantial proportion of wild-living primates in sub-saharan africa harbor siv, no study to date has examined to what extent the various species are naturally infected. in this study, we first describe the development and validation of sensitive and specific siv antibody detection assays representing all major known primate lentiviral lineages on a panel of 207 sera from 11 different primate species with known infection status. the newly developed assa ... | 2006 | 16257029 |