U.S. experts warn of Honduras AIDS risk to women. International
full text
| Veröffentlicht in: | AIDS weekly plus. - 1995. - (1996) vom: 26. Feb., Seite 17 |
|---|---|
| Format: | Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
| Veröffentlicht: |
1996
|
| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | AIDS weekly plus |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Americas Central America Developing Countries Diseases Hiv Infections--women Honduras Latin America North America Population At Risk--women mehr... |
| Zusammenfassung: | full text Honduras, the Central American country hardest hit by AIDS, may suffer from a particularly aggressive strain of HIV that is especially dangerous to women, US experts said. "We are investigating the presence in Honduras of (HIV) sub-type B, which is more aggressive than others and could be the reason why it is worse in this country," Winslow Klaslala, professor at the University of Miami, Florida, said. According to the Health Ministry, 7664 Hondurans have been infected with HIV since 1985, and 995 have died. That is 60% of the total number of HIV sufferers in the six countries of Central America and the incidence in women is unusually high at 36%. A team of experts, including members from Harvard University and the WHO, have been taking blood samples, primarily from HIV infected women, Klaslala said. They will analyze the blood to look for sub-type B, described by Klaslala as highly "aggressive and adaptable." "If it is present," he said, "women are particularly at risk." Honduran health authorities were paying close attention to the investigations. "If they show that the sub-type that attacks in Honduras is more aggressive, we will have to redesign our campaign for combatting the disease," said Enrique Zelaya, a top Health Ministry official |
|---|---|
| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 01.05.1996 Date Revised 04.10.2002 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |