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HIV/AIDS
Research reports from C. Magisrodriguez and co-authors provide new insights into HIV/AIDS
June 16th, 2009
According to a study from Mexico, "Mexican migrants are at higher risk for HIV than Mexicans who do not migrate to the United States. Migration to the United States was the driving factor of the early Mexican HIV epidemic, and it is likely that it continues ID strongly influence incidence." "An overview of migration of Mexicans to the United States identifies many pervasive environmental and structural factors as well as risk behaviors that render migrants vulnerable to HIV infection. However, published studies sampling Mexicans while in the United States suggest a relatively low prevalence of HI V among the general migrant population. To better understand this apparent...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-06-16)
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