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A gorilla reservoir for human T-lymphotropic virus type 4

Matthew LeBretonMosaic, (Environment, Health, Data, Technology), Yaoundé, Cameroon;Global Viral Cameroon, BP 7039 Yaounde, Cameroon;Metabiota, San Francisco, CA 94104, USACorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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William M SwitzerLaboratory Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USACorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Cyrille F DjokoGlobal Viral Cameroon, BP 7039 Yaounde, Cameroon
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Amethyst GillisGlobal Viral Cameroon, BP 7039 Yaounde, Cameroon;Metabiota, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA
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Hongwei JiaLaboratory Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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Michele M SturgeonLaboratory Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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Anupama ShankarLaboratory Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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Haoqiang ZhengLaboratory Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA
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Gerard NkeunenGlobal Viral Cameroon, BP 7039 Yaounde, Cameroon
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Ubald TamoufeGlobal Viral Cameroon, BP 7039 Yaounde, Cameroon;Metabiota, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA
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Ahmadou NanaGlobal Viral Cameroon, BP 7039 Yaounde, Cameroon
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Joseph Le Doux DiffoGlobal Viral Cameroon, BP 7039 Yaounde, Cameroon
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Babila TafonApe Action Africa, Cameroon, BP 20072 Yaounde, Cameroon
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John KiyangLimbe Wildlife Centre, Limbe, Cameroon
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Bradley S SchneiderMetabiota, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA
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Donald S BurkeGraduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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Nathan D WolfeMetabiota, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA;Program in Human Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA;Global Viral, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA
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Pages 1-12 | Received 23 Sep 2015, Accepted 02 Nov 2015, Published online: 25 Jan 2019

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