Prevalence of HIV-2 infection in Europe

F Cazein; F F Hamers; J Alix; J B Brunet

doi:10.2807/esm.01.03.00196-en

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Prevalence of HIV-2 infection in Europe
F Cazein¹ , F F Hamers¹ , J Alix¹ , J B Brunet¹
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Affiliations: ¹ European Centre for the Epidemiological Monitoring of AIDS, Saint-Maurice, France

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Citation style for this article: Cazein F, Hamers F F, Alix J, Brunet J B. Prevalence of HIV-2 infection in Europe. Euro Surveill. 1996;1(3):pii=196. https://doi.org/10.2807/esm.01.03.00196-en

Abstract

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