AIDS as a Zoonosis: Scientific and Public Health Implications

Evidence of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection has been reported for 26 different species of African nonhuman primates. Two of these viruses, SIVcpz from chimpanzees and SIVsm from sooty mangabeys, are the cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in humans. Together, they have b...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2000-01, Vol.287 (5453), p.607-614
Main Authors: Hahn, Beatrice H., Shaw, George M., de Cock, Kevin M., Sharp, Paul M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - epidemiology
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - transmission
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - virology
Africa, Western - epidemiology
AIDS
AIDS (Disease)
AIDS/HIV
Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Biological and medical sciences
Chimpanzees
Disease Outbreaks
Disease Reservoirs
Disease transmission
Diseases
Epidemiology. Vaccinations
Evolution
Evolution (Biology)
General aspects
Haplorhini - virology
HIV 1
HIV 2
HIV-1 - genetics
HIV-2 - genetics
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
International aspects
Medical sciences
Molecular Sequence Data
Monkeys
Monkeys & apes
Phylogeny
Primates
Public Health
Review
Risk factors
Sexually transmitted diseases
Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - virology
Simian immunodeficiency virus
Simian Immunodeficiency Virus - classification
Simian Immunodeficiency Virus - genetics
Simian Immunodeficiency Virus - physiology
Species Specificity
United States
Viral diseases
Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids
Viruses
Zoonoses
Zoonoses - transmission
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Summary:Evidence of simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) infection has been reported for 26 different species of African nonhuman primates. Two of these viruses, SIVcpz from chimpanzees and SIVsm from sooty mangabeys, are the cause of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in humans. Together, they have been transmitted to humans on at least seven occasions. The implications of human infection by a diverse set of SIVs and of exposure to a plethora of additional human immunodeficiency virus-related viruses are discussed.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.287.5453.607