HIV-2 does not protect against HIV-1 infection in a rural community in Guinea-Bissau

To examine the putative protective effect of HIV-2 infection against subsequent HIV-1 infection. Retrospective analysis of data from two cross-sectional surveys in the same community. Two surveys between 1989 and 1998 in a rural area in northwestern Guinea-Bissau provided data from residents aged 15...

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Published in:	AIDS (London) Vol. 15; no. 17; pp. 2303 - 2310
Main Authors:	VAN DER LOEFF, Maarten F, AABY, Peter, WHITTLE, Hilton C, ARYIOSHI, Koya, VINCENT, Timothy, AKUM AVEIKA AWASANA, DA COSTA, Carlos, PEMBREY, Lucy, DIAS, Francisco, HARDING, Elizabeth, WEISS, Helen A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 23-11-2001
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult AIDS/HIV Biological and medical sciences Cross-Sectional Studies Female Guinea-Bissau - epidemiology HIV Infections - epidemiology HIV Infections - virology HIV-1 - genetics HIV-1 - physiology HIV-2 - genetics HIV-2 - physiology Human viral diseases Humans Incidence Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Rural Population Tropical medicine Viral diseases Viral diseases of the lymphoid tissue and the blood. Aids Guinea-Bissau Africa Human Immunopathology Rural environment HIV-1 virus Cross protection Retroviridae AIDS Immune deficiency Lentivirus Epidemiology Incidence HIV-2 virus Infection Virus Viral disease Cross immunity Human immunodeficiency virus
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