Abstract:
:Background: The risk of acquiring HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections among expatriates in, and travelers to, West Africa is not known. The objective of the study was to examine the risk of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and type 2 (HIV-1 and HIV-2) infections among Peace Corps volunteers in West Africa. Methods: A cross-sectional serosurvey was carried out in 18 West African countries. Subjects were 2491 returning Peace Corps volunteers. The main outcome measure was seropositivity for HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies. Results: From March 1988 through February 1993, of 2491 study participants, no HIV-2 infections were detected, but three HIV-1 infections were. All three HIV-1-infected persons reported having had unprotected sex with host-country national partners. Conclusions: Results suggest that although persons having unprotected sex with partners from countries with a high prevalence of HIV-1 are at risk for acquiring the infection, casual transmission of HIV-1 or HIV-2 is extremely unlikely.
journal_name
J Travel Medjournal_title
Journal of travel medicineauthors
Eng TR,O'Brien TR,Bernard KW,Schable CA,van der Vlugt T,Holmberg SDdoi
10.1111/j.1708-8305.1995.tb00647.xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1995-09-01 00:00:00pages
174-177issue
3eissn
1195-1982issn
1708-8305journal_volume
2pub_type
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更新日期:2003-05-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2000-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of travel medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1111/j.1708-8305.1998.tb00512.x
更新日期:1998-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2010-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2021-01-28 00:00:00
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journal_title:Journal of travel medicine
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1998-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1998-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1996-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-11-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2017-05-01 00:00:00