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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
PREVALENCE OF HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC RETROVIRUSES TYPE III (HIV) AND TYPE IV IN IVORY COAST
The Lancet, Volume 329, No. 8530, Year 1987
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Description
Serological investigations in the Ivory Coast indicate that, despite the rarity of overt acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is widely prevalent. So also is human T-lymphotropic virus type IV (HTLV-IV). The highest rates of HIV and HTLV-IV seropositivity were observed in female prostitutes. These findings suggest that, like HIV, HTLV-IV can be transmitted by heterosexual contact, and that the mobility of prostitutes may be an important factor in spread of the retroviruses in Africa. The incidence of HIV-associated AIDS in the Ivory Coast is likely to rise sharply in the next few years. © 1987.
Authors & Co-Authors
Denis, Francçois A.
France, Limoges
Hopital Dupuytren
France, Tours
Hopital Bretonneau
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Institut Pasteur de Cote-d'ivoire
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Gershy-Damet, Guy Michel
France, Limoges
Hopital Dupuytren
France, Tours
Hopital Bretonneau
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Institut Pasteur de Cote-d'ivoire
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Lhuillier, Michel
France, Limoges
Hopital Dupuytren
France, Tours
Hopital Bretonneau
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Institut Pasteur de Cote-d'ivoire
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Léonard, Guy
France, Limoges
Hopital Dupuytren
France, Tours
Hopital Bretonneau
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Institut Pasteur de Cote-d'ivoire
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Goudeau, Alain M.
France, Limoges
Hopital Dupuytren
France, Tours
Hopital Bretonneau
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Institut Pasteur de Cote-d'ivoire
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Essex, Max E.
France, Limoges
Hopital Dupuytren
France, Tours
Hopital Bretonneau
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Institut Pasteur de Cote-d'ivoire
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Barin, Françis
France, Limoges
Hopital Dupuytren
France, Tours
Hopital Bretonneau
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Institut Pasteur de Cote-d'ivoire
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Rey, Jean Loup
France, Limoges
Hopital Dupuytren
France, Tours
Hopital Bretonneau
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Institut Pasteur de Cote-d'ivoire
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Mounier, M.
France, Limoges
Hopital Dupuytren
France, Tours
Hopital Bretonneau
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Institut Pasteur de Cote-d'ivoire
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Sangaré, Affoué K.
France, Limoges
Hopital Dupuytren
France, Tours
Hopital Bretonneau
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Institut Pasteur de Cote-d'ivoire
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
M'Boup, Souleymane
France, Limoges
Hopital Dupuytren
France, Tours
Hopital Bretonneau
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Institut Pasteur de Cote-d'ivoire
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Kanki, Phyllis Jean
France, Limoges
Hopital Dupuytren
France, Tours
Hopital Bretonneau
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Institut Pasteur de Cote-d'ivoire
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Statistics
Citations: 85
Authors: 12
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/S0140-6736(87)90118-8
ISSN:
01406736
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Locations
Ivory Coast
Participants Gender
Female