[The epidemic situation in relation to HIV infection in the Volga River region].
1,036 HIV-infected persons were detected in the area by March 1, 1998; of these, 552 persons were detected in Nizhny Novgorod Province and 364 persons in Saratov Province. For all that at different periods 150 HIV-infected detainees were kept in the pretrial detention prisons of Nizhny Novgorod Province and 60 HIV-infected detainees, in the pretrial detention prisons of Saratov Province. Some measures permitting the prevention of further increase in the occurrence of HIV infection in the region are proposed.
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Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.
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D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology