@article{PAR00012006, title = {{C}o-circulation of enteroviruses between apes and humans}, author = {{H}arvala, {H}. and {N}guyen, {D}. {V}. and {M}c{I}ntyre, {C}. and {A}huka-{M}undeke, {S}. and {N}gole, {E}. {M}. and {D}elaporte, {E}ric and {P}eeters, {M}artine and {S}immonds, {P}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A} total of 139 stool samples from wild chimpanzees, gorillas and bonobos in {C}ameroon and {D}emocratic {R}epublic of {C}ongo ({DRC}) were screened for enteroviruses ({EV}s) by reverse transcription {PCR}. {E}nterovirus {RNA} was detected in 10% of samples, comprising eight from 58 sampled chimpanzees (13.8%), one from 40 bonobos (2.5%) and five from 40 gorillas (12.2%). {T}hree viruses isolated from chimpanzees grouped with human isolate {EV}-{A}89 and four (four chimpanzees, one gorilla) represented a newly identified type, {EV}-{A}119. {T}hese species {A} virus types overlapped with those circulating in human populations in the same area. {T}he remaining six strains comprised a new species {D} type, {EV}-{D}120, infecting one chimpanzee and four gorillas, and a single {EV} variant infecting a bonobo that was remarkably divergent from other {EV}s and potentially constitutes a new enterovirus species. {T}he study demonstrates both the circulation of genetically divergent {EV} variants in apes and monkeys as well as those shared with local human populations.}, keywords = {{CAMEROUN} ; {REPUBLIQUE} {DEMOCRATIQUE} {DU} {CONGO}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {G}eneral {V}irology}, volume = {95}, numero = {2}, pages = {403--407}, ISSN = {0022-1317}, year = {2014}, DOI = {10.1099/vir.0.059048-0}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00012006}, }