Document Type
Letter to the Editor
Publication Date
12-12-1986
Publication Title
Epidemiological Bulletin
Volume
8
Issue
1
First page number:
14
Last page number:
15
Abstract
Recent reports of 12 confirmed cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in Costa Rica have generated interest in the extent of spread of human T-lymphotropic virus type III/LAV (HTLV-III) in Latin America (1). To date, all cases of AIDS in Costa Rica have occurred in members of previously identified, high-risk groups, chiefly hemophiliacs. To examine the possibility of heterosexual transmission in Costa Rica, we utilized sera collected in a population-based case-control study of cervical cancer, conducted by the Costa Rican Demographic Association and other institution.
Keywords
AIDS (Disease) – Patients; AIDS (Disease) – Risk factors; Costa Rica
Disciplines
Diseases | Epidemiology | Immune System Diseases | Public Health | Virus Diseases
File Format
File Size
207 KB
Language
English
Permissions
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Repository Citation
Oberle, M. W.,
Schable, C. A.,
Guinan, M.,
Rosero, L.
(1986).
Letter to the Editor (Human immunodeficiency virus in Costa Rica).
Epidemiological Bulletin, 8(1),
14-15.
https://oasis.library.unlv.edu/community_health_sciences_fac_articles/32
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