Schistosomiasis is associated with incident HIV transmission and death in Zambia.

• Main Authors: Kristin M Wall (Author), William Kilembe (Author), Bellington Vwalika (Author), Cecile Dinh (Author), Paul Livingston (Author), Yeuk-Mui Lee (Author), Shabir Lakhi (Author), Debi Boeras (Author), Htee Khu Naw (Author), Ilene Brill (Author), Elwyn Chomba (Author), Tyronza Sharkey (Author), Rachel Parker (Author), Erin Shutes (Author), Amanda Tichacek (Author), W Evan Secor (Author), Susan Allen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:We examined relationships between schistosome infection, HIV transmission or acquisition, and all-cause death. METHODS:We retrospectively tested baseline sera from a heterosexual HIV-discordant couple cohort in Lusaka, Zambia with follow-up from 1994-2012 in a nested case-control design....