A Retrospective Study Revealed Potential Cross‐Transmission of Hepatitis B Virus Between Great Apes and Small Monkeys in Cameroon
RNA extraction from five HBsAg-positive Cercopithecidae samples, followed by semi-nested PCR of the four overlapping regions of the HBV genome and phylogenetic analyses, yielded a complete HBV genome. This strain from a Cercopithecus preussi sample has close genetic proximity to isolates from Cameroonian great apes, suggesting cross-species transmission of HBV.
Authors
- Richard Njouom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3112-6370)
- Modiyinji Abdou Fatawou
- Foupouapouognigni Yacouba
Institutions
- Université de Yaoundé I (CM)
- Centre Pasteur du Cameroun (CM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Primatology
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jmp.70053
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00