A Severe Bite From a Nonhuman Primate Is a Major Risk Factor for HTLV-1 Infection in Hunters From Central Africa - Concepedia

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A Severe Bite From a Nonhuman Primate Is a Major Risk Factor for HTLV-1 Infection in Hunters From Central Africa

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2015

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Claudia Filippone, Edouard Betsem, Patricia Tortevoye, Olivier Cassar, Sylviane Bassot, Alain Froment, Arnaud Fontanet, Antoine Gessain

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Abstract

These results strongly suggest ongoing direct zoonotic acquisition of STLV-1 in humans through severe NHP bites during hunting activities.

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