title: HIV prevalence in a gold mining camp in the Amazon region, Guyana.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA. PalmerC@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu
authors.forename: Carol J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Lloyd
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Validum
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Loeffke
authors.forename: Harold E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Laubach
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Rudy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cummings
authors.forename: Raul R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Cuadrado
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D006046:Gold