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Strong link found between HSV2 and HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

Posted August 23rd, 2004 by jack
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More evidence was presented this week by researchers from London regarding the strong link between infection with herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) and the transmission of HIV, this time from an epidemiological perspective. The results of a cross-sectional study of 1000 married heterosexual couples in four cities in sub-Saharan Africa, published in the latest issue of the journal AIDS, suggest that HSV-2 is the key risk factor in promoting HIV transmission.

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