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| Title |
Novel simian foamy virus infections from multiple monkey species in women from the Democratic Republic of Congo
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| Published in |
Retrovirology, December 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1742-4690-9-100 |
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| Authors |
William M Switzer, Shaohua Tang, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke, Anupama Shankar, Debra L Hanson, HaoQiang Zheng, Ahidjo Ayouba, Nathan D Wolfe, Matthew LeBreton, Cyrille F Djoko, Ubald Tamoufe, Amandine Esteban, Walid Heneine, Martine Peeters, Linda L Wright, Jean Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum, Emile Okitolonda Wemakoy, Prime Mulembakani, Nicole A Hoff, Anne W Rimoin |
| Abstract |
Zoonotic transmission of simian retroviruses in Central Africa is ongoing and can result in pandemic human infection. While simian foamy virus (SFV) infection was reported in primate hunters in Cameroon and Gabon, little is known about the distribution of SFV in Africa and whether human-to-human transmission and disease occur. We screened 3,334 plasmas from persons living in rural villages in central Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) using SFV-specific EIA and Western blot (WB) tests. PCR amplification of SFV polymerase sequences from DNA extracted from buffy coats was used to measure proviral loads. Phylogenetic analysis was used to define the NHP species origin of SFV. Participants completed questionnaires to capture NHP exposure information. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 88 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| Kenya | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 85 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 23% |
| Researcher | 18 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 9% |
| Other | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 10 | 11% |
| Unknown | 18 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 22 | 25% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 18% |
| Environmental Science | 7 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 11 | 13% |
| Unknown | 22 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 April 2013.
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#20,195,024
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#1,061
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#246,382
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#15
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