Reservoir
Humans. HIV-1 evolved from chimpanzee simian immunodeficiency viruses (SIVcpz) that crossed over to humans, presumably from bites or from hunting, butchering, or consumption of bush meat. HIV-2 evolved from cross-species transmission events of sooty mangabey SIV (SIVsm).
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