Chapter title |
Men, Primates, and Germs: An Ongoing Affair.
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Chapter number | 304 |
Book title |
One Health: The Human-Animal-Environment Interfaces in Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Published in |
Current topics in microbiology and immunology, December 2012
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DOI | 10.1007/82_2012_304 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-3-64-236888-2, 978-3-64-236889-9
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Authors |
Gonzalez JP, Prugnolle F, Leroy E, Jean Paul Gonzalez, Frank Prugnolle, Eric Leroy, Gonzalez, Jean Paul, Prugnolle, Frank, Leroy, Eric |
Editors |
John S. Mackenzie, Martyn Jeggo, Peter Daszak, Juergen A. Richt |
Abstract |
Humans and nonhuman primates are phylogenetically (i.e., genetically) related and share pathogens that can jump from one species to another. The specific strategies of three groups of pathogens for crossing the species barrier among primates will be discussed. In Africa, gorillas and chimpanzees have succumbed for years to simultaneous epizootics (i.e.. "multi-emergence") of Ebola virus in places where they are in contact with Chiropters, which could be animal reservoirs of these viruses. Human epidemics often follow these major outbreaks. Simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVs) have an ancient history of coevolution and many interspecific exchanges with their natural hosts. Chimpanzee and gorilla SIVs have crossed the species barrier at different times and places, leading to the emergence of HIV-1 and HIV-2. Other retroviruses, such as the Simian T-Lymphotropic Viruses and Foamiviruses, have also a unique ancient or recent history of crossing the species barrier. The identification of gorilla Plasmodium parasites that are genetically close to P. falciparum suggests that gorillas were the source of the deadly human P. falciparum. Nonhuman plasmodium species that can infect humans represent an underestimated risk. |
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