Zoonotic Transmission of Two New Strains of Human T-lymphotropic Virus Type 4 in Hunters Bitten by a Gorilla in Central Africa.
Clin Infect Dis
; 63(6): 800-803, 2016 09 15.
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ABSTRACT
Molecular screening of 300 at-risk people from Central Africa identified 2 human T-lymphotropic virus (HTLV)-4-infected individuals. A zoonotic origin of infection was suggested, as both individuals reported being severely bitten by a gorilla during hunting activities. One strain was highly divergent and was designated as the HTLV-4 subtype-b prototype.
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Assunto principal:
Mordeduras e Picadas
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Infecções por Deltaretrovirus
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Zoonoses
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Deltaretrovirus
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Gorilla gorilla
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Aged
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Animals
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Infect Dis
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article