Concentrated and linked epidemics of both HSV-2 and HIV-1/HIV-2 infections in Senegal: Public health impacts of the spread of HIV

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 793-796

  Toure Kane, C ^a   Diawara, S ^b   Ndiaye, H D ^a   Diallo, P A N ^a   Wade, A S ^d   Diallo, A G ^a   Belec, L ^c   Mboup, S ^a  

^a Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Aristide Le Dantec de Dakar   (Senegal)

^b Service de Chirurgie Hôpital Militaire de Ouakam   (Senegal)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d Ministry of Health   (Senegal)

Author keywords

Female sex workers; HSV 2; Pregnancy; Senegal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2 INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTITUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENEGAL; SEROPREVALENCE; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENITAL HERPES; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROSTITUTION; SENEGAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 73949089028     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2008.008414     Document Type: Article

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