Update on HIV/SIV infections in Cameroon.
The high degree of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) diversity in the Cameroonian population indicates a relatively old epidemic in this country. However, studies of pygmy 'hunter-gatherers' show only rare HIV-1 infection, mainly after contact with Bantus rather than from contact with non-human primates.
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Laboratoire de Santé Hygiène Mobile Ministry of Health, PO Box 13162 Yaoundé, Cameroon. leopold.zekeng@camnet.com
D000818:Animals; D002163:Cameroon / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D016097:Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000635:transmission*; D015302:Simian Immunodeficiency Virus; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology