Beyond the Cut Hunter: A Historical Epidemiology of HIV Beginnings in Central Africa

EcoHealth

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 661-671

  Rupp, Stephanie ^a   Ambata, Philippe ^b   Narat, Victor ^c   Giles Vernick, Tamara ^c,d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development   (Cameroon)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^d Canadian Institute for Advanced Resarch   (Canada)

Author keywords

Africa; Disease emergence; Historical epidemiology; HIV; Nonhuman primates; SIV

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CAMEROON; CENTRAL AFRICA; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LACERATION; PAN TROGLODYTES; SIMIAN ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; TRANSMISSION; VIROLOGY;

AFRICA, CENTRAL; ANIMALS; CAMEROON; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LACERATIONS; PAN TROGLODYTES; SIMIAN ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 84990981881     PISSN: 16129202     EISSN: 16129210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-016-1189-6     Document Type: Article

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