Open AccessPrevalence of HIV-2 infection in Europe
Author(s) -
Françoise Cazein,
F F Hamers,
J Alix,
J B Brunet
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
euro surveillance/eurosurveillance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.766
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1560-7917
pISSN - 1025-496X
DOI - 10.2807/esm.01.03.00196-en
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , pandemic , virology , medicine , covid-19 , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The HIV/AIDS pandemic is primarily caused by HIV-1. Another type of virus, HIV-2, is found mainly in certain West African countries In Europe, most of the cases of HIV-2 infection described have been in people from Africa. The objective of this study was