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Biomedical Primate Research Center, Rijswijk

Secondary HIV infections after single exposure in primates investigated

Published in Law and Health Weekly, February 26th, 2005

Scientists have investigated readily acquired secondary infections of human and simian immunodeficiency viruses following single intravenous exposure in non-human primates.

"Accumulating evidence suggests that exposed individuals may acquire multiple human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections more frequently than originally believed. As a result, circulating recombinant forms of HIV are emerging that are of particular concern in the AIDS epidemic and HIV vaccine development efforts. The aim of this study was to determine under what conditions secondary or superinfections of HIV or simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) may be acquired under controlled settings in...

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