Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and human immunodeficiency virus infection in Bujumbura, Burundi
| Autor: | Baudouin Standaert, Peter Piot, R. Laroche, Pascal Kadende, P. Kocheleff, N. Nitunga, T. Guerna |
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| Rok vydání: | 1988 |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Burundi Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) medicine.disease_cause Sex Factors Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Pregnancy medicine Seroprevalence Humans Marriage Hiv transmission Aids patients Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine medicine.disease Virology Infectious Diseases Parasitology Female business Sexual contact |
| Zdroj: | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 82(6) |
| ISSN: | 0035-9203 |
| Popis: | In the first seroepidemiological survey in Burundi in 1984, only 59 acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases were recognized. We report here clinical surveillance of AIDS cases in the 4 hospitals in Bujumbura during a 4-month period in 1986. The project was combined with a seroprevalence study of pregnant women in the 6 dispensaries in Bujumbura. 258 AIDS patients were recorded. 16% of the 925 pregnant women were seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The clinical characteristics of 120 adult AIDS patients were similar to those reported in Kinshasa or Kigali. From demographic findings we presume that the major mode of HIV transmission in Bujumbura is by sexual contact. The results of this study formed the starting point of prevention activities against AIDS in Burundi. |
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