Acute Schistosoma mansoni infection increases susceptibility to systemic SHIV clade C infection in rhesus macaques after mucosal virus exposure.

• Main Authors: Agnès-Laurence Chenine (Author), Ela Shai-Kobiler (Author), Lisa N Steele (Author), Helena Ong (Author), Peter Augostini (Author), Ruijiang Song (Author), Sandra J Lee (Author), Patrick Autissier (Author), Ruth M Ruprecht (Author), W Evan Secor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2008-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Individuals living in sub-Saharan Africa represent 10% of the world's population but almost 2/3 of all HIV-1/AIDS cases. The disproportionate HIV-1 infection rates in this region may be linked to helminthic parasite infections that affect many individuals in the developing world. However, the h...