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Scientists Find First Human Infected With Gorilla HIV

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By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 3, 2009 2:48 AM CDT

(Newser) – A woman from Cameroon living in Paris is the first human discovered to be infected with a form of HIV found in gorillas, HealthDay reports. The finding is yet another indication that the disease continues to mutate and to be transmitted by primates. The woman,... Read full story »

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