@article{af19001d3d95401791ac895e7a55f21e,
title = "Coinfection with HIV-1 and simian foamy virus in West Central Africans",
abstract = "Frequent infection with zoonotic simian foamy virus (SFV) has been reported among HIV-negative primate hunters in rural Cameroon. Plasma samples obtained from urban commercial sex workers (CSWs; n = 139), patients with sexually transmitted diseases (n = 41), and blood donors (n = 179) in the Democratic Republic of Congo [formerly known as Zaire] and Cameroon were tested for SFV and HIV-1 infection. One CSW and one blood donor were found to be seropositive for both SFV and HIV-1, thereby documenting what are, to our knowledge, the first reported cases of dual SFV and HIV infection. The findings of the present study suggest opportunities for bloodborne and sexual transmission of SFV and highlight the importance of defining the clinical consequences of dual infections.",
author = "Switzer, {William M.} and Garcia, {Albert D.} and Chunfu Yang and Anthony Wright and Kalish, {Marcia L.} and Folks, {Thomas M.} and Walid Heneine",
note = "Funding Information: Received 24 September 2007; accepted 28 November 2007; electronically published 21 March 2008. Potential conflicts of interest: none reported. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by the US Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Presented in part: 6th International Foamy Virus Conference, Seattle, Washington, 3–5 August 2006 (abstract 36). Financial support: Infectious Disease Fellowship Program (grant to A.D.G.), administered by the Association of Public Health Laboratories and funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Reprints or correspondence: Dr. William M. Switzer, Laboratory Branch, Div. of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd., MS G-45, Atlanta, Georgia 30333 (bis3@cdc.gov).",
year = "2008",
month = may,
day = "15",
doi = "10.1086/587493",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "197",
pages = "1389--1393",
journal = "Journal of Infectious Diseases",
issn = "0022-1899",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
number = "10",
}