Emerg Infect DiseidEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-6059Centers for Disease Control113845312631804Research ArticleHIV-1 group O infection in Cameroon, 1986 to 1998.AyoubaA.ayouba@camnet.cmMauclèreP.MartinP. M.CuninP.MfoupouendounJ.NjinkuB.SouquièresS.SimonF.Centre Pasteur du Cameroun, Yaoundé, Cameroon.May-Jun200173466467

We report a survey of HIV-1 group O infection in Cameroon during 1986 to 1998. The prevalence of HIV-1/O decreased from 0.6% to 0.4%, while HIV-1/M increased from 19.2% to 31.5% from 1994 to 1998. We concluded that HIV-1/O infection is stable in Cameroon and may be declining slightly.