Monday, August 3, 2009

HIV Now Linked to Gorillas

Researchers in France have identified a new strain of HIV linked to gorillas, reported CNN.Researchers said that the new strain was the first case of HIV linked to gorillas, all previous strains have been linked to chimpanzees, reported Bloomberg.The new strain, known as HIV-1 or RBF 168, is closely related to simian immunodeficiency virus-gorilla (SIVgor) and cannot be detected through

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