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HIV I and HIV 2 prevalence of seropositivity in a population of West Africa

✍ Scribed by N. Zanchetta; P. Viganò; G. B. Priuli; M. P. Ferrario; M. Zago; A. Pagano

Publisher
Springer
Year
1990
Tongue
English
Weight
399 KB
Volume
6
Category
Article
ISSN
0393-2990

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✦ Synopsis

In the month of August 1986, tests for anti-HIV 1 and anti-HIV 2 antibodies were performed in people coming to the hospital of Tanguietà (North Benin) (401 subjects) and in people working in the same hospital (23 subjects). The study revealed an anti-HIV 1 antibody prevalence of 0.4% (2/424) and an anti-HIV 2 prevalence of 0.2% (1/419). Seropositivity for both antibodies (anti-HIV 1 and anti-HIV 2) was found in one case; the other case was positive only for anti-HIV 1. The changing composition of the population due to frequent migratory displacements lead us to expect some possible alterations of the registered data in the future.

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