Gras C, Jeandel P, Cuisinier-Raynal J C, Aubry P
Institut de médecine tropicale du Service de santé des Armées, Marseille.
Med Trop (Mars). 1987 Jul-Sep;47(3):293-5.
The authors first point out the importance of A.I.D.S. in Africa; then they appreciate the risk of contamination for occasional traveller in Africa. They recall some epidemic features of tropical A.I.D.S., its originality suggesting some risk factors different from the ones faced in temperate countries. Importance of risk of heterosexual transmission is emphasized, as well as possible parenteral contamination in connection with the frequent use of disposable needles and syringes again utilized without preliminary sterilization. Taking into consideration all these possibilities, the authors expose some prophylactic advises intended for people travelling briefly in endemic zones.
作者首先指出艾滋病在非洲的重要性；然后他们意识到偶尔前往非洲的旅行者面临的感染风险。他们回顾了热带地区艾滋病的一些流行特征，其独特性表明存在一些与温带国家不同的风险因素。强调了异性传播风险的重要性，以及由于频繁使用一次性针头和注射器且未经初步消毒再次使用而可能导致的非肠道感染。考虑到所有这些可能性，作者给出了一些针对在疫区短期旅行人员的预防建议。
