Exposure to Wild Primates among HIV-infected Persons

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  LeBreton, Matthew ; Yang, Otto ; Tamoufe, Ubald ; Mpoudi-Ngole, Eitel ; Torimiro, Judith N. ; Djoko, Cyrille F. ; Carr, Jean K. ; Prosser, A. Tassy ; Rimoin, Anne W. ; Birx, Deborah L. ; Burke, Donald S. ; Wolfe, Nathan D.
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Abattoirs Adolescent Adult Animals Animals, Wild Disease Susceptibility Dispatch Female HIV Infections Humans Immunocompromised Host Male Middle Aged Occupational Exposure Occupations Primates Questionnaires Rural Population Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 13(10):1579-1582.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Cameroon
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:54c26499084375390291721845735c2881ececd75a1d6389d1fba5532e1a9a29
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16775/cdc_16775_DS1.pdf
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