title: [Infection caused by the human immunodeficiency virus type 2 in the USSR].
abstract: The serological study of 20 sera, showing atypical reaction with HIV-1 in the immunoblotting assay, for the presence of HIV-2 infection revealed some cases of this infection among Africans who had arrived to the USSR from Western Africa (5 cases) and Burundi (1 case); besides, in 1 case HIV-2 infection was detected in a Soviet female citizen having had many sexual partners among foreigners.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Pokrovskiĭ
authors.forename: Z K
authors.initials: ZK
authors.lastname: Suvorova
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Mangushev
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000276:immunology; D000328:Adult; D002063:Burundi / Q000208:ethnology; D006800:Deltaretrovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005869:Ghana / Q000208:ethnology; D006169:Guinea-Bissau / Q000208:ethnology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D015497:HIV-1; D015498:HIV-2; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008302:Mali / Q000208:ethnology; D014586:USSR
vernacular_title: Infektsiia, vyzvannaia virusom immunodefitsita cheloveka tipa 2, v SSSR.