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HIV/AIDS Co-Infection Vaccines
New HIV/AIDS co-infection vaccines findings from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published
March 25th, 2009
Investigators publish new data in the report 'Prevalence of infection with hepatitis B and C viruses and co-infection with HIV in three jails: a case for viral hepatitis prevention in jails in the United States.' "Hepatitis B vaccination and targeted testing for hepatitis C virus (HCV) are recommended for jails with medical services available. This study estimates hepatitis B virus (HBV) and HCV infection prevalence among jail inmates, since most previous studies have been conducted among prison inmates," investigators in the United States report. "Prison and jail populations differ: jails hold a wide spectrum of persons for an average of 10-20 days, including persons...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2009-03-25)
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