SIMIAN RETROVIRUS
\sˈɪmi͡ən ɹˌɛtɹə͡ʊvˈa͡ɪɹəs], \sˈɪmiən ɹˌɛtɹəʊvˈaɪɹəs], \s_ˈɪ_m_iə_n ɹ_ˌɛ_t_ɹ_əʊ_v_ˈaɪ_ɹ_ə_s]\
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Classes of retroviruses for which monkeys or apes are hosts. Those isolated from the West African green monkey and the Asian rhesus macaque monkey are of particular interest because of their similarities to viruses causing cancer and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in humans.
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