2002

HIV-like Virus Detected in Wild Chimpanzee
Howard Hughes Medical Institute - January 18, 2002
An international team of researchers has identified a wild chimpanzee infected with simian immunodeficiency virus (SIVcpz). The identification of the infected animal strengthens the scientific case that wild chimpanzees are the reservoir of SIVcpz, which researchers believe is a relative of the human immunodeficiency v



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