Human immunodeficiency virus infection acquired through a traditional healer’s ritual: a case report

Human immunodeficiency virus infection acquired through a traditional healer’s ritual: a case report

Abstract Background Globally, over 36 million people were infected with human immunodeficiency virus by the end of 2015. The Sub-Saharan African region home to less than one-fifth of the global population disproportionately harbors over two-thirds of the total infections and related deaths. Resident...

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Main Authors: Pedro Pallangyo, Paulina Nicholaus, Henry Mayala, Andrew Kabeho, Anna Nkinda, Mohamed Janabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
AIDS
Cultural norms
HIV infection
HIV transmission
Sub-Saharan Africa
Traditional healer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-017-1458-1

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