Souleymane Mboup | |
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 Mboup interviewed about COVID-19 in 2020 | |
| Born | 1951 (age 72–73) Senegal |
| Other names | Souleymane M'boup |
| Occupation(s) | Microbiologist, virologist, and researcher |
| Years active | 1976 to present |
| Known for | Discovered and characterized HIV-2 |
Souleymane Mboup (born 1951) is a Senegalese microbiologist, medical researcher, and colonel in the Armed Forces of Senegal. In 1985, he was a member of the first team to identify HIV-2,[1] a form of HIV that is typically found in West Africa and is less transmissible than the more common HIV-1.[2] Mboup has contributed to the improvement of Senegal's research infrastructure throughout his career. Among his published works, he is known for editing the 1994 reference book AIDS in Africa. Mboup is currently the President of L'Institut de Recherche en Santé, de Surveillance Épidémiologique et de Formations (IRESSEF) in Diamniadio, Senegal.[3]
- ^ Piot, Peter. No Time to Lose: A Life in Pursuit of Deadly Viruses. United Kingdom, W. W. Norton, 2012, p. 172.
- ^ Campbell-Yesufu, Omobolaji T, and Rajesh T Gandhi. “Update on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-2 infection.” Clinical Infectious Diseases vol. 52,6 (2011): 780-7. doi:10.1093/cid/ciq248
- ^ "Présentation Iressef". Iressef (in French). Retrieved 6 June 2020.