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[Epidemiological investigation of the first case of AIDS detected in a citizen of the USSR]

Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol. 1987 Dec;(12):8-11. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/88180124
Pokrovskii VV; Iankina ZK; Pokrovskii VI

Abstract: The penetration and spread of infection caused by human immunodeficiency virus has been detected in the USSR. The infection was brought by a homosexual who got infected in East Africa in 1982. In the USSR he infected 5 out of his 22 sexual partners who, in their turn, transferred the infection to 3 women in heterosexual intercourse. One of these women gave birth to a seropositive child. As the result of blood transfusion from a donor infected via a homosexual contact, 5 blood recipients got infected.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION Adult Blood Transfusion/ADVERSE EFFECTS Case Report English Abstract Female Homosexuality Human HIV Seropositivity/EPIDEMIOLOGY Male Sex Behavior Time Factors USSR JOURNAL ARTICLE

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