AIDS: the situation in Mogadishu during spring 1987.
To determine if AIDS was present in Mogadishu during spring 1987, we screened hospital patients for the presence of diseases compatible with acquired immunodeficiency. Twenty-nine such patients were identified and had their serum tested for antibodies to HIV by standard serologic techniques. All these sera were negative for HIV antibodies. During the same time, at the Mogadishu clinic for sexually transmitted diseases, 48 individuals were examined for evidence of HIV infection. No patient had clinical signs compatible with AIDS, but one serum was anti-HIV antibodies positive in both the ELISA and western blot assay. We conclude that there was no clinical AIDS in Mogadishu in early 1987 and that prevalence of HIV infection in high risk individuals was very low.
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Burans
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Omar
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Farah
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Guled
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Yusef
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Morrill
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Woody
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D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D012307:Risk Factors; D012998:Somalia / Q000453:epidemiology