Calattini S. auteur aut IRD Betsem E. B. A. auteur aut IRD Froment Alain auteur aut IRD Mauclere P. auteur aut IRD Tortevoye P. auteur aut IRD Schmitt C. auteur aut IRD Njouom R. auteur aut IRD Saib A. auteur aut IRD Gessain A. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access Simian virus infections of humans are an increasing public health concern. Simian foamy virus (SFV) infections have been reported in persons occupationally exposed to nonhuman primates and in a few hunters in Cameroon. To better understand this retroviral zoonosis in natural settings, we studied persons who lived in southern Cameroon, near nonhuman primate habitats. First we studied a general population of 1,164 adults; 4 were SFV positive according to serologic and molecular assays. Then 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. These data demonstrate efficient transmission of SFVs to humans in natural settings in central Africa, specifically following ape bites, and viral persistence in the human host. specialized CAMEROUN 052 13 9 1314-1320 2007 1080-6040 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010040735 1080-6040 [F B010040735] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010040735 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2024-12/010040735.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2007-11-06 2024-12-24 fdi:010040735 fre