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HIV/AIDS Epidemiology
Imperial College London, Department of Infectious Disease details research in HIV/AIDS epidemiology
September 16th, 2008
Research findings, 'HIV-1 transmission, by stage of infection,' are discussed in a new report. "The epidemiological impact of public health interventions targeted at reducing transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) during early or late-stage infection depends on the contribution of these disease stages to transmission within a particular epidemic. Transmission hazards and durations of periods of high infectivity during primary, asymptomatic, and late-stage infection were estimated for HIV-1-serodiscordant heterosexual couples in Rakai, Uganda, by use of a robust probabilistic framework," scientists writing in the Journal of Infectious Diseases report....
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-09-16)
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