Pathogenesis (HIV)

"Heterosexual Transmission and the Natural History of HIV."

Published in AIDS Weekly, March 22nd, 1999

NIH Grant Number: 7R01AI23980-10. Grant Expires: September 30, 1999. Principle Investigator: Susan A. Allen. Performing Organization: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama. Description: The spread of AIDS through heterosexual contact has been dramatic in Africa. In Rwanda, a small central African country, the prevalence of infection in urban adults now exceeds 30%. Our cohort studies have shown that one couples in seven in the capital city have discordant HIV serology results, and that the transmission rate in this group after HIV testing and counseling is 7% per year. The study of discordant couples offers the best...

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