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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
5
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1988-2-23
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pubmed:abstractText |
In 1985 we tested 659 human serum samples, collected in the remote Equateur province of Zaire in 1976, for antibody to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Five (0.8 percent) were positive, and HIV was isolated from one of these. Follow-up investigations in 1985 revealed that three of the five seropositive persons had died of illnesses suggestive of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and two remained healthy but seropositive. In 1986, a serosurvey we conducted using a cluster-sampling technique in the same region showed a seroprevalence of 0.8 percent in 389 randomly selected residents. The seroprevalence in 283 prostitutes was 11 percent. Patients with AIDS were identified in various hospitals in the province. Risk factors for AIDS included a greater than average number of sexual partners and residence outside the area. We believe that the long-term stability of HIV infection in residents of rural Zaire suggests that social change may have promoted the spread of AIDS in Africa.
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pubmed:keyword |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Africa,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Africa South Of The Sahara,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Data Analysis,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Demographic Factors,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Developing Countries,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Diseases,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Epidemiologic Methods,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/French Speaking Africa,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Hiv Infections,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Measurement,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Middle Africa,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Population,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Population Characteristics,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Prevalence,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Research Methodology,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Research Report,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Retrospective Studies,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Rural Population,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Social Change,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Studies,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Viral Diseases,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/keyword/Zaire
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Feb
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pubmed:issn |
0028-4793
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
4
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pubmed:volume |
318
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
276-9
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:3336420-Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome,
pubmed-meshheading:3336420-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:3336420-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:3336420-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:3336420-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:3336420-Democratic Republic of the Congo,
pubmed-meshheading:3336420-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:3336420-Follow-Up Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:3336420-HIV Seropositivity,
pubmed-meshheading:3336420-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:3336420-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:3336420-Inpatients,
pubmed-meshheading:3336420-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:3336420-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:3336420-Pregnancy,
pubmed-meshheading:3336420-Pregnancy Complications, Infectious,
pubmed-meshheading:3336420-Prostitution,
pubmed-meshheading:3336420-Risk Factors,
pubmed-meshheading:3336420-Rural Population
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pubmed:year |
1988
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pubmed:articleTitle |
The prevalence of infection with human immunodeficiency virus over a 10-year period in rural Zaire.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Medicine, Mama Yemo Hospital, Kinshasa, Zaire.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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