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A great ape perspective on the origins and evolution of human viruses

Sébastien Calvignac-Spencer1, Ariane Düx1, Jan F Gogarten1

  • 1Epidemiology of Highly Pathogenic Microorganisms, Robert Koch-Institute, Berlin, Germany; Viral Evolution, Robert Koch-Institute, Berlin, Germany.

Advances in Virus Research
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PubMed

Keywords:
African great apesCodivergenceFirst epidemiologic transitionPaleolithic baselineViral evolutionZoonosis

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