@article{fdi:010040735,
  title = {{S}imian foamy virus transmission from apes to humans, rural {C}ameroon},
  author = {{C}alattini, {S}. and {B}etsem, {E}. {B}. {A}. and {F}roment, {A}lain and {M}auclere, {P}. and {T}ortevoye, {P}. and {S}chmitt, {C}. and {N}jouom, {R}. and {S}aib, {A}. and {G}essain, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}imian virus infections of humans are an increasing public health concern. {S}imian foamy virus ({SFV}) infections have been reported in persons occupationally exposed to nonhuman primates and in a few hunters in {C}ameroon. {T}o better understand this retroviral zoonosis in natural settings, we studied persons who lived in southern {C}ameroon, near nonhuman primate habitats. {F}irst we studied a general population of 1,164 adults; 4 were {SFV} positive according to serologic and molecular assays. {T}hen we studied 85 persons who reported having been bitten or scratched by nonhuman primates; 7/29 (24.1 %) of those who had contact with apes (gorillas or chimpanzees) were {SFV} positive, compared with only 2/56 (3.6%) of those who had had contact with monkeys. {T}hese data demonstrate efficient transmission of {SFV}s to humans in natural settings in central {A}frica, specifically following ape bites, and viral persistence in the human host.},
  keywords = {{CAMEROUN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{E}merging {I}nfectious {D}iseases},
  volume = {13},
  numero = {9},
  pages = {1314--1320},
  ISSN = {1080-6040},
  year = {2007},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010040735},
}