HIV Prevalence in a Gold Mining Camp in the Amazon Region, Guyana

Palmer, Carol J.; Validum, Lloyd; Loeffke, Bernard; Laubach, Harold E.; Mitchell, Chris; Cummings, Rudy; Cuadrado, Raul R.

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HIV Prevalence in a Gold Mining Camp in the Amazon Region, Guyana

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Mar 2002
By Palmer, Carol J. ; Validum, Lloyd ; Loeffke, Bernard ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Palmer, Carol J. ; Validum, Lloyd ; Loeffke, Bernard ; Laubach, Harold E. ; Mitchell, Chris ; Cummings, Rudy ; Cuadrado, Raul R.
Description:

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.
Subjects:

Adult Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Gold HIV Infections Humans Male Mining Prevalence
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 8(3):330-331.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Genre:

Dispatch
Place as Subject:

Guyana
Volume:

8
Issue:

3
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:f9d533ec6eac7cb268e3de9dddb5101944a9d21b1782e6d7cca94c46cce156c8
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