Decline in human T-cell lymphotropic virus-1 prevalence in urban areas of Bissau, Guinea-Bissau: Exploring the association with HIV infections

AIDS

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 637-639

  Da Silva, Zacarias J ^a,b,g   Nielsen, Jens ^a,e   Andersen, Andreas ^a   Oliveira, Inés ^a,e   Dias, Francisco ^b   Rodrigues, Amabélia ^a   Holmgren, Birgitta ^c   Andersson, Sören ^d   Aaby, Peter ^a,f  

^a Studies of the Epidemiology of Epilepsy in Demographic Surveillance Systems   (Sweden)

^b National Public Health Laboratory   (Guinea-Bissau)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

^e STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^g BANDIM HEALTH PROJECT   (Guinea-Bissau)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; GUINEA-BISSAU; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; URBAN AREA; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; GUINEA-BISSAU; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HIV-2; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URBAN HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63149133186     PISSN: 02699370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32832403e8     Document Type: Article

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