       Document 0401
 DOCN  M9630401
 TI    Prevalence of viral infections in Mozambican refugees in Swaziland.
 DT    9603
 AU    Van Rensburg EJ; Lemmer HR; Joubert JJ; Department of Medical Virology,
       University of Stellenbosch,; Republic of South Africa.
 SO    East Afr Med J. 1995 Sep;72(9):588-90. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96060445
 AB    The seroprevalence for antibodies to HIV-1, HTLV-1, hepatitis B virus
       (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) were
       determined in a large group of Mozambican refugees living in Swaziland.
       Serum samples were collected from a total of 398 refugees located in the
       two camps (Ndzevane and Malindza). The prevalence for antibodies in the
       two camps were as follows: Ndzevane: 1.2% (HIV-1); 2.8% (HTLV-1); 0.3%
       (HCV); 4% (HEV) and 66% for any HBV marker. Malindza: 10.8% (HIV-1);
       5.4% (HTLV-1); nil (HCV); 2% (HEV) and 65.7% for any HBV marker. The
       difference in the HIV-1 seroprevalence between the two camps was
       statistically highly significant. The phenomenon is possibly related to
       the location of the Malindza camp in the northern most populous area of
       Swaziland, resulting in more frequent contact between refugees and the
       local Swazi population.
 DE    Adolescence  Adult  Age Distribution  Child  Child, Preschool  Female
       Human  Infant  Infant, Newborn  Male  Mozambique/ETHNOLOGY  Population
       Surveillance  Prevalence  *Refugees  Seroepidemiologic Methods  Sex
       Distribution  Swaziland/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Virus
       Diseases/BLOOD/*EPIDEMIOLOGY/VIROLOGY  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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