       Document 0138
 DOCN  M9630138
 TI    HIV-2 strikes injecting drug users (IDUs) in India.
 DT    9603
 AU    Singh NB; Panda S; Naik TN; Agarwal A; Singh HL; Singh YI; Deb BC;
       Microbiology Dept., Regional Medical College, Imphal, Manipur,; India.
 SO    J Infect. 1995 Jul;31(1):49-50. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96019125
 AB    Manipur, a north-eastern state of India bordering Myanmar, observed
       introduction of HIV-1 among fairly large number of IDUs in October 1989,
       followed by rapid spread within the next 6 months. HIV-2 in injectors
       was not present until recently, though it was detected from other parts
       of India in 1991. This communication reports for the first time presence
       of HIV-2 among young injectors of Manipur. All the HIV-2 infected IDUs
       were also found to be infected with HIV-1. HIV-2 has affected a large
       number of people in Africa through heterosexual transmission. It remains
       to be seen whether HIV-2 spreads rapidly also among the drug-injecting
       population of Manipur. Observation of the disease progression among
       HIV-2 infected IDUs will also be of interest.
 DE    Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/EPIDEMIOLOGY/TRANSMISSION/  *VIROLOGY
       Adolescence  Adult  Comparative Study  Human  HIV
       Seropositivity/EPIDEMIOLOGY/VIROLOGY  HIV-1/ISOLATION & PURIF
       HIV-2/*ISOLATION & PURIF  India/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Male  Substance Abuse,
       Intravenous/*COMPLICATIONS  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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