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HIV infection among illegal migrants, Italy, 2004-2007.

Authors :
Pezzoli MC
Hamad IE
Scarcella C
Vassallo F
Speziani F
Cristini G
Scolari C
Suligoi B
Luzi AM
Bernasconi D
Lichtner M
Cassara G
Manca N
Carosi G
Castelli F
Source :
Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2009 Nov; Vol. 15 (11), pp. 1802-4.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

To determine HIV prevalence and place of exposure for illegal migrants in Italy, we tested 3,003 illegal adult migrants for HIV; 29 (0.97%) were HIV positive. Antibody avidity index results (indicators of time of infection) were available for 27 of those persons and showed that 6 (22.2%) presumably acquired their infection after migration.

Subjects

Subjects :
Adolescent
Adult
Africa South of the Sahara ethnology
Aged
Female
HIV Seropositivity epidemiology
HIV-1
Humans
Italy epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Risk Factors
Risk-Taking
Sex Work
Unsafe Sex
Young Adult
HIV Infections epidemiology
Transients and Migrants

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1080-6059
Volume :
15
Issue :
11
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Emerging infectious diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
19891869
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1511.090908
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