HIV prevalence in a gold mining camp in the Amazon region, Guyana
Palmer, C.J.; Validum, L.; Loeffke, B.; Laubach, H.E.; Mitchell, C.; Cummings, R.; Cuadrado, R.R.
Emerging Infectious Diseases 8(3): 330-331
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 1080-6040 PMID: 11927035 Document Number: 234909
The prevalence of HIV infection among men in a gold mining camp in the Amazon region of Guyana was 6.5%. This high percentage of HIV infection provides a reservoir for the virus in this region, warranting immediate public health intervention to curb its spread. As malaria is endemic in the Amazon Basin (>30,000 cases/year), the impact of coinfection may be substantial.
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