Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) results in a profound
immunosuppression due predominantly to a selective depletion of helper/inducer T …

The acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and infection with the human
immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) constitute a worldwide public health problem …

The etiological agent of AIDS, LAV/HTLV-III, is common in Central Africa but is not endemic
in other areas of that continent. A novel human retrovirus, distinct from LAV/HTLV-III, has …

A novel human B-lymphotropic virus (HBLV) was isolated from the peripheral blood
leukocytes of six individuals: two HTLV-III seropositive patients from the United States (one …

Abstract Analysis of the nucleotide sequence of the human retrovirus associated with AIDS
in West Africa, HIV-2, shows that it is evolutionary distant from the previously characterized …

We recently reported the isolation of a novel retrovirus, the human immune deficiency virus
type 2 (HIV-2, previously named LAV-2), from patients with acquired immune deficiency …

Cases of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) have been reported in countries
throughout the world. Initial surveillance studies in Central Africa suggest an annual …

A review of the literature regarding the origin of syphilis in the light of paleopathological
diagnosis and interpretation strongly suggests a New World origin. Whereas the evidence …

We recently reported the isolation of a new retrovirus, termed human immunodeficiency
virus type 2 (HIV-2), from two West African patients with the acquired immunodeficiency …

To define further the genetic variability of the human AIDS retrovirus, we have cloned and
sequenced the complete genomes of two isolates obtained from Zairian patients Their …