HIV prevalence in a gold mining camp in the Amazon region, Guyana.
The prevalence of HIV infection among men in a gold mining camp in the Amazon region of Guyana was 6.5%. This high percentage of HIV infection provides a reservoir for the virus in this region, warranting immediate public health intervention to curb its spread. As malaria is endemic in the Amazon Basin (>30,000 cases/year), the impact of coinfection may be substantial.
Palmer
Carol J
CJ
Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA. PalmerC@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu
Validum
Lloyd
L
Loeffke
Bernard
B
Laubach
Harold E
HE
Mitchell
Chris
C
Cummings
Rudy
R
Cuadrado
Raul R
RR
D000328:Adult; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006046:Gold; D006172:Guyana / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008906:Mining; D015995:Prevalence
D006046:Gold