Abstract
HIV types 1 and 2 (HIV-1 and HIV-2) are the result of multiple cross-species transmissions of their simian counterparts (SIVs) to humans. We studied whether new SIVs lineages have been transmitted to humans in rural Côte d'Ivoire and identified a novel HIV-2 variant (HIV-2-07IC-TNP03) not related to any of the previously defined HIV-2 groups. This finding shows that sooty mangabey viruses continue to be transmitted to humans, causing new zoonotic outbreaks.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Cercocebus atys
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Cote d'Ivoire / epidemiology
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HIV Infections / genetics*
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HIV-2 / classification
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HIV-2 / genetics*
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Humans
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Simian Immunodeficiency Virus / genetics*
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Zoonoses / genetics
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GENBANK/KC693496
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GENBANK/KC693497
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GENBANK/KC693498
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GENBANK/KC693499
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GENBANK/KC693500
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GENBANK/KC693501
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GENBANK/KC693502
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GENBANK/KC693503
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GENBANK/KC693504
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GENBANK/KC693505