Phase-out of smallpox vaccination and the female/male HIV-1 prevalence ratio: an ecological study from Guinea-Bissau

OBJECTIVE: In Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, we observed that having a smallpox vaccination scar was associated with lower HIV-1 prevalence, more strongly for women than men. If this represents a causal effect, the female/male HIV-1 prevalence ratio would increase for birth cohorts no longer receiving...

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Autores principales: Rieckmann, Andreas, Villumsen, Marie, Hønge, Bo Langhoff, Sørup, Signe, Rodrigues, Amabelia, da Silva, Zacarias Jose, Whittle, Hilton, Benn, Christine, Aaby, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2019
Materias:
HIV/AIDS
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6830606/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31666269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031415

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6830606/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31666269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031415

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