Sentences with phrase «simian foamy virus»

Although the simian foamy virus (SFV) is not known to cause disease or to spread between humans, researchers say the virus is something to monitor closely; given enough time, it could evolve into something more dangerous — just like its two retrovirus cousins, one of which sparked the AIDS pandemic.

The simian foamy virus — so - called because of its foamy appearance under a microscope — is one of three known retroviruses in nonhuman primates.

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However, subsequent studies carried out on small numbers (20 — 30) of CFS patients, failed to confirm evidence for HTLV (type 1 or 11)[22]--[25] or other retroviruses, including the closely - related simian T lymphotropic virus type l, the prototype foamy virus, simian retrovirus, bovine and feline leukaemia viruses [26] and HIV - 1 [23].