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HIV/AIDS
New HIV/AIDS data have been reported by scientists at University of California
September 9th, 2008
According to recent research published in the Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy, "To outline the epidemiology of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) epidemics and their economic burden. The global epidemics of HIV infection (40 million) and HBV infection (400 million) overlap so that approximately 4 million individuals worldwide are co-infected with HIV and HBV." "Generally about 5%-10% of HIV-infected individuals are co-infected with HBV, but the numbers depend on the specific patient population. In the most recent published comparison of costs of treating chronic viral infections, HIV accounts for higher medical expenses than HBV...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-09-09)
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