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Simian foamy virus
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Definition
: A species of SPUMAVIRUS causing non-pathogenic infections in chimpanzees and humans.
infection: coordinate IM with RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS (IM); note: MACAQUE SIMIAN FOAMY VIRUS; SIMIAN FOAMY VIRUS 1; AFRICAN GREEN MONKEY SIMIAN FOAMY VIRUS; and SIMIAN FOAMY VIRUS 3 are entry terms to SPUMAVIRUS
Other names
foamy viruses, Simian; foamy viruses, Human; foamy viruses, Chimpanzee; foamy virus, Simian; foamy virus, Human; foamy virus, Chimpanzee; Spumaviruses, Human; Spumavirus, Human; Simian foamy viruses; Human foamy viruses; Human Spumaviruses; Chimpanzee foamy viruses; Human Spumavirus; Human foamy virus; Chimpanzee foamy virus human isolate; Chimpanzee foamy virus; viruses, Simian foamy; viruses, Human foamy; viruses, Chimpanzee foamy; virus, Simian foamy