Distribution of HIV-1 and HSV-2 epidemics in Chad revealing HSV-2 hot-spot in regions of high-risk HIV spread

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 64-67

  Charpentier, Charlotte ^a   Koyalta, Donato ^b   Ndinaromtan, Montana ^b   Tchobkréo, Bagamla ^c   Jenabian, Mohammad Ali ^a   Day, Nesrine ^a   Si Mohamed, Ali ^a   Weiss, Helen ^d   Bélec, Laurent ^a  

^a HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^b Reference Laboratory   (Chad)

^c Institut National de la Statistique   (Chad)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chad; Ecologic analysis; HIV 1; HSV 2; Refugees

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHAD; ELUTION; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHAD; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HERPES GENITALIS; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HUMANS; MALE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 79751514177     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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