HIV Prevalence in a Gold Mining Camp in the Amazon Region, Guyana

The prevalence of HIV infection among men in a gold mining camp in the Amazon region of Guyana was 6.5%. This high percentage of HIV infection provides a reservoir for the virus in this region, warranting immediate public health intervention to curb its spread. As malaria is endemic in the Amazon Ba...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Palmer, Carol J., Validum, Lloyd, Loeffke, Bernard, Laubach, Harold E., Mitchell, Chris, Cummings, Rudy, Cuadrado, Raul R.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732461/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11927035
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0803.010261
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Sumario:The prevalence of HIV infection among men in a gold mining camp in the Amazon region of Guyana was 6.5%. This high percentage of HIV infection provides a reservoir for the virus in this region, warranting immediate public health intervention to curb its spread. As malaria is endemic in the Amazon Basin (>30,000 cases/year), the impact of coinfection may be substantial.

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