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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
Study data from University of London provide new insights into HIV/AIDS co-infection
March 3rd, 2009
According to a study from London, the United Kingdom, "This paper summarises tuberculosis (TB) research over almost 30 years in Karonga District, northern Malawi, an area typical of much of rural Africa. The dominant factor has been the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which arrived in the district about 1980, leading to an increase in TB incidence to a peak of approximately 65 smear-positive pulmonary cases per 100000 population in 2000." "Tuberculin surveys indicate annual risks of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of approximately 1%; thus, most of the population is uninfected and at risk of primary infection and disease. Molecular epidemiological studies...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-03-03)
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