title: Origin of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 in rural Côte d'Ivoire.
abstract: Simian T-lymphotropic virus type 1 (STLV-1) strains occasionally infect humans. However, the frequency of such infections is unknown. We show that direct transmission of STLV-1 from nonhuman primates to humans may be responsible for a substantial proportion of human T-lymphotropic virus type 1 infections in rural Côte d'Ivoire, where primate hunting is common.
authors.affiliation: Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Calvignac-Spencer
authors.forename: Edgard V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Adjogoua
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Akoua-Koffi
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hedemann
authors.forename: Grit
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schubert
authors.forename: Heinz
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ellerbrok
authors.forename: Siv Aina Jensen
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Leendertz
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pauli
authors.forename: Fabian H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Leendertz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire; D015752:Genes, env; D015490:HTLV-I Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D015368:Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D011323:Primates; D015303:Simian T-lymphotropic virus 1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D020079:Terminal Repeat Sequences