Exposure to wild primates among HIV-infected persons

Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Oct;13(10):1579-82. doi: 10.3201/eid1310.070338.

Abstract

HIV-1 is an immunosuppressive pathogen. Our behavioral data for 191 HIV-1-infected rural Cameroonians show frequent exposure to nonhuman primates through activities such as hunting and butchering. Immunosuppression among persons exposed to body fluids of wild nonhuman primates could favor the process of adaptation and subsequent emergence of zoonotic pathogens.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Abattoirs
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Animals, Wild*
  • Cameroon / epidemiology
  • Disease Susceptibility
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology
  • HIV Infections / immunology*
  • HIV-1*
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Occupational Exposure / statistics & numerical data*
  • Occupations
  • Primates
  • Rural Population
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Zoonoses / transmission*