Implications of the growing HIV-1 epidemic for tuberculosis control in Russia.
Orel oblast, Russia, is the site of a WHO demonstration project for tuberculosis control. We used data acquired by the Center for Prevention of AIDS and Infectious Diseases to show that, in this region, the seroprevalence of HIV-1 infection has increased 33-fold in 4 years. The rapid spread of HIV-1 in Russia has serious implications for control of tuberculosis epidemics. Although the HIV-1 epidemic is at an early stage, aggressive prevention measures must be taken quickly to avoid the adverse effects of widespread HIV on tuberculosis control that have been seen in sub-Saharan Africa.
Kazionny
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B
Wells
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Kluge
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H
Gusseynova
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Molotilov
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000328:Adult; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D011329:Prisoners; D012306:Risk; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000517:prevention & control*