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HIV crossed the species barrier twice, through the preparation and consumption of bushmeat- which is monkey. With the first cross, it was from a virus that infects chimpanzees and gorillas- SIV. This resulted in HIV1. The second time was from sooty magbees, the same virus (SIV) but a different strain- resulting in HIV2.

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