HIV-2 infection in Bissau, West Africa, 1987-1989: incidence, prevalences, and routes of transmission
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The incidence of infection caused by HIV type 2 (HIV-2) may be increasing among residents of Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa. A study examined the incidence of infection with HIV-2 among the occupants of 95 houses in Bissau between 1987 and 1989. Two of the houses were no longer inhabited in 1989. None of the HIV-positive individuals were infected with HIV type 1 alone. Nine percent of the adults were infected with HIV-2 in 1987, compared with 10% in 1989. Six percent of the individuals between 15 and 39 years old were infected with HIV-2 in 1987, compared with 11% in 1989. Only four children were infected with HIV-2 in both 1987 and 1989. A significant association was found been HIV-2 infection and a history of sexually transmitted diseases.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0894-9255
Year: 1993
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Prevalences of HTLV-1 infection and associated risk determinants in an urban population in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa
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About 4% of the population of Guinea-Bissau have HTLV-1 infection, which is a higher rate than the rate in other countries in West Africa. The rate was twice as high in women as in men and also increased with age. Blood transfusion, HIV infection, and multiple sexual partners were risk factors for HTLV-1 infection.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes (1999)
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1525-4135
Year: 2000
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HIV-2 genetic variation and DNA load in asymptomatic carriers and AIDS cases in Guinea-Bissau
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HIV-2 infection and HIV-2-associated AIDS in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, is most often caused by the virus subtype A. AIDS patients have higher levels of the virus in their blood than infected patients who have not yet developed symptoms.
Publication Name: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes and Human Retrovirology
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1077-9450
Year: 1997
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