Emerging Leishmania/HIV co-infection in Africa

Authors
Wolday, D Berhe, N Akuffo, H Desjeux, P Britton, S
Citation
D. Wolday et al., Emerging Leishmania/HIV co-infection in Africa, MED MICROBI, 190(1-2), 2001, pp. 65-67
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN journal
03008584 → ACNP
Volume
190
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
65 - 67
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-8584(200111)190:1-2<65:ELCIA>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
The HIV/AIDS pandemic is spreading at an alarmingly high rate in Africa. Le ishmaniasis is also highly prevalent in the continent. Despite the emergenc e of Leishmania/HIV co-infection in Africa, the numbers reported are dispro portionately low. Moreover, the number of cases of co-infection is expected to rise in Africa owing to the simultaneous spread of the two infectious d iseases and their increasingly overlapping geographical distribution.