We recently published a link and story about a woman who is the first documented case of SIV linked case of HIV in humans. She was thought to have contracted it in the Congo, in an Urban area, but she denies eating what is called 'bush meat'.
This story out today talks about how many gorillas are poached for 'bush meat' weekly, an illegal but common practice. Investigators discovered that most of the urban market's got their gorilla meat from the same area, but admit that hundreds more could be transported out of the area.
Is there a link between eating meat, which in this case is often smoked, and contracting a viral disease? Raw and undercooked meat can mean food poisoning, that is for certain. What isn't clear is how the SIV virus infected the first identified female or how many other people might be infected.
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