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Seroepidemiology of the human immunodeficiency virus in Lebanon. Preliminary evaluation.

J Med Liban. 1989;38(1):5-8. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/92045944
Naman RE; Mokhbat JE; Farah AE; Zahar KL; Ghorra FS

Abstract: In order to evaluate the prevalence of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus in Lebanon, serologic studies were performed in a group of 1406 individuals, of whom 397 belonged to high risk groups. There were 7 seropositive individuals in the high risk population. One additional patient who was known to have the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome was also positive. It appeared that among these eight persons, the virus was acquired either through sexual activity outside Lebanon or through transfusion of foreign blood products.
Keywords: Blood Transfusion Female Human HIV Seropositivity/BLOOD/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION *HIV Seroprevalence Lebanon/EPIDEMIOLOGY Male Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Methods Sex Behavior Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Travel JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDbloodtransfusionfemalehumanhivseropositivity/blood/KWDepidemiology/transmissionKWDhivseroprevalencelebanon/epidemiologymaleriskfactorsseroepidemiologicmethodssexbehaviorsupport,non-uKWDsKWDgov'ttraveljournalarticle
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