Impact of Endemic Infections on HIV Susceptibility in Sub-Saharan Africa

Impact of Endemic Infections on HIV Susceptibility in Sub-Saharan Africa

Abstract Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a leading cause of global morbidity with the highest burden in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). For reasons that are incompletely understood, the likelihood of HIV transmission is several fold higher in SSA than in higher income countries, and most of the...

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Main Authors: Sergey Yegorov, Vineet Joag, Ronald M. Galiwango, Sara V. Good, Brenda Okech, Rupert Kaul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines
Subjects:
HIV susceptibility
HIV risk factors
Sub-Saharan Africa
parasitic infections
malaria
helminthiases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-019-0097-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-019-0097-5

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