Diverse contexts of zoonotic transmission of simian foamy viruses in Asia

• Main Authors: Lisa Jones-Engel, Cynthia C. May, Gregory A. Engel, Katherine A. Steinkraus, Michael A. Schillaci, Agustin Fuentes, Aida Rompis, Mukesh K. Chalise, Nantiya Aggimarangsee, Mohammed M. Feeroz, Richard Grant, Jonathan S. Allan, Arta Putra, I. Nengah Wandia, Robin Watanabe, La Rene Kuller, Satawat Thongsawat, Romanee Chaiwarith, Randall C. Kyes, Maxine L. Linial
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=48749117459&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/60615
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

In Asia, contact between persons and nonhuman primates is widespread in multiple occupational and nonoccupational contexts. Simian foamy viruses (SFVs) are retroviruses that are prevalent in all species of nonhuman primates. To determine SFV prevalence in humans, we tested 305 persons who lived or w...