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Evidence Indicates That HIV-1 and HIV-2 Originated in Non-Human Primates

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Evidence indicates that HIV-1 and HIV-2 originated in non-human primates, and only made the jump to infecting humans in the early twentieth century. As a consequence, these viruses are not well adapted to co-exist in equilibrium with their human hosts.

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