 | It has been suggested that Human foamy virus be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since August 2024. |
| Simiispumavirus pantrosch | |
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Pararnavirae |
| Phylum: | Artverviricota |
| Class: | Revtraviricetes |
| Order: | Ortervirales |
| Family: | Retroviridae |
| Genus: | Simiispumavirus |
| Species: | Simiispumavirus pantrosch
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Simian foamy virus (SFV) is a species of the genus Spumavirus that belongs to the family of Retroviridae. It has been identified in a wide variety of primates, including prosimians, New World and Old World monkeys, as well as apes, and each species has been shown to harbor a unique (species-specific) strain of SFV, including African green monkeys, baboons, macaques, and chimpanzees.[2] As it is related to the more well-known retrovirus human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), its discovery in primates has led to some speculation that HIV may have been spread to the human species in Africa through contact with blood from apes, monkeys, and other primates, most likely through bushmeat-hunting practices.
- ^ "History of the taxon: species : Simiispumavirus pantrosch (2023 Release, MSL #39)". International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
- ^ Liu W, Worobey M, Li Y, Keele BF, Bibollet-Ruche F, Guo Y, et al. (July 2008). "Molecular ecology and natural history of simian foamy virus infection in wild-living chimpanzees". PLOS Pathogens. 4 (7): e1000097. doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1000097. PMC 2435277. PMID 18604273.