African hunters infected by AIDS-like virus

New form of retrovirus detected in bush meat, Lancet reports
The Associated Press
Updated: 7:02 p.m. ET March  18, 2004

LONDON - African ape hunters are being infected by the same class of viruses that causes AIDS, scientists say, raising fears of a possible epidemic of a new disease in the future.


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The finding was the first study to confirm the transmission of a retrovirus from primates to humans in natural settings. The transmission has been seen previously among animal researchers and zoo workers.

“The hunting and butchering of primates plays a role in retroviral emergence,” said Dr. Nathan Wolfe, lead author of the study and an assistant professor at the School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University.

He said ape-hunting raises the risk “that ongoing cross-species transmission of retroviruses and other pathogens could spark future epidemics similar to HIV.”

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I guess this is solid backing for the theory that HIV was transmitted from a primate.

HIV that infects both ape and human (homo sapiens sapiens :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: ) primates all.
Interesting.

...an African hunting trip with the Supreme Court justices any time soon?

Saw a tv special recently--
insane cannibalism-
those creatures are the sweetest most peaceful I've ever seen

Soon there will be none.
and we're worried about oil??/
how stupid can we be

that means the douchebag hunters will be dying a slow and
torturous death, i'd call that great news, i really hope all
those co cksuckers get infected and die screaming from the
inside out.

that connect us all.

way to extinction. maybe this will scare the hunters
away from eating them and they can stay with us a little
bit longer. the number of extinctions we're facing this
decade is frightening.

If anyone is going to get a horrible disease and die, it's probably them.

I can't feel sorry for poachers of any kind.