Coinfection with HIV-1 and simian foamy virus in West Central Africans.
Frequent infection with zoonotic simian foamy virus (SFV) has been reported among HIV-negative primate hunters in rural Cameroon. Plasma samples obtained from urban commercial sex workers (CSWs; n = 139), patients with sexually transmitted diseases (n = 41), and blood donors (n = 179) in the Democratic Republic of Congo [formerly known as Zaire] and Cameroon were tested for SFV and HIV-1 infection. One CSW and one blood donor were found to be seropositive for both SFV and HIV-1, thereby documenting what are, to our knowledge, the first reported cases of dual SFV and HIV infection. The findings of the present study suggest opportunities for bloodborne and sexual transmission of SFV and highlight the importance of defining the clinical consequences of dual infections.
Switzer
William M
WM
Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Tuberculosis Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia. bis3@cdc.gov
Garcia
Albert D
AD
Yang
Chunfu
C
Wright
Anthony
A
Kalish
Marcia L
ML
Folks
Thomas M
TM
Heneine
Walid
W
D000818:Animals; D001782:Blood Donors; D002163:Cameroon / Q000453:epidemiology; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo / Q000453:epidemiology; D015684:Gene Products, pol / Q000235:genetics; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012192:Retroviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012698:Serologic Tests; D011477:Sex Work; D053150:Simian foamy virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D015684:Gene Products, pol