Saturday, October 1, 2011

AIDS, Similar Virus from Gorillas?

French researchers believe so.

Amplify’d from www.altmeds.com

AIDS Strain Traced to Gorillas

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A woman from Cameroon has been found to be infected with an AIDS-like virus that came from gorillas, French researchers reported on Sunday.

The woman, who has no symptoms of HIV infection, is well and was likely infected by another person, not an animal, the researchers said.

Their findings suggest this newly discovered gorilla virus is circulating among people, they reported in the journal Nature Medicine.

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