Piot P, Colebunders R, Laga M, Ndinya-Achola J O, van der Groen G, Plummer F A
Department of Microbiology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
J Virol Methods. 1987 Aug;17(1-2):1-10.
AIDS and HIV infection are now endemic in many parts of Africa. The infection is mainly transmitted by heterosexual activity, as illustrated by a 1:1 female to male case ratio and high HIV seroprevalence rates in people at risk for sexually transmitted diseases and female prostitutes. Transmission by blood transfusions, contaminated injections and from mother to child is occurring more frequently than in Europe. AIDS will probably have a profound impact on health care programmes and economic development in the continent, and its control should be a public health priority.
艾滋病和艾滋病毒感染目前在非洲许多地区流行。这种感染主要通过异性性行为传播，男女病例比为1:1，以及性传播疾病高危人群和女性性工作者中艾滋病毒血清阳性率高就说明了这一点。与欧洲相比，通过输血、受污染注射和母婴传播的情况更为频繁。艾滋病可能会对该大陆的医疗保健计划和经济发展产生深远影响，对其进行控制应成为公共卫生的优先事项。
