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Document 0138
DOCN M9630138
TI HIV-2 strikes injecting drug users (IDUs) in India.
DT 9603
AU Singh NB; Panda S; Naik TN; Agarwal A; Singh HL; Singh YI; Deb BC;
Microbiology Dept., Regional Medical College, Imphal, Manipur,; India.
SO J Infect. 1995 Jul;31(1):49-50. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96019125
AB Manipur, a north-eastern state of India bordering Myanmar, observed
introduction of HIV-1 among fairly large number of IDUs in October 1989,
followed by rapid spread within the next 6 months. HIV-2 in injectors
was not present until recently, though it was detected from other parts
of India in 1991. This communication reports for the first time presence
of HIV-2 among young injectors of Manipur. All the HIV-2 infected IDUs
were also found to be infected with HIV-1. HIV-2 has affected a large
number of people in Africa through heterosexual transmission. It remains
to be seen whether HIV-2 spreads rapidly also among the drug-injecting
population of Manipur. Observation of the disease progression among
HIV-2 infected IDUs will also be of interest.
DE Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION/ *VIROLOGY
Adolescence Adult Comparative Study Human HIV
Seropositivity/EPIDEMIOLOGY/VIROLOGY HIV-1/ISOLATION & PURIF
HIV-2/*ISOLATION & PURIF India/EPIDEMIOLOGY Male Substance Abuse,
Intravenous/*COMPLICATIONS JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).