Emerging Leishmania/HIV co-infection in Africa.
The HIV/AIDS pandemic is spreading at an alarmingly high rate in Africa. Leishmaniasis is also highly prevalent in the continent. Despite the emergence of Leishmania/HIV co-infection in Africa, the numbers reported are disproportionately low. Moreover, the number of cases of co-infection is expected to rise in Africa owing to the simultaneous spread of the two infectious diseases and their increasingly overlapping geographical distribution.
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Ethio-Netherlands AIDS Research Project at the Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute, Addis Ababa.
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D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D021821:Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology