Singh N B, Panda S, Naik T N, Agarwal A, Singh H L, Singh Y I, Deb B C
Microbiology Dept., Regional Medical College, Imphal, Manipur, India.
J Infect. 1995 Jul;31(1):49-50. doi: 10.1016/s0163-4453(95)91395-5.
Manipur, a north-eastern state of India bordering Myanmar, observed introduction of HIV-1 among fairly large number of IDUs in October 1989, followed by rapid spread within the next 6 months. HIV-2 in injectors was not present until recently, though it was detected from other parts of India in 1991. This communication reports for the first time presence of HIV-2 among young injectors of Manipur. All the HIV-2 infected IDUs were also found to be infected with HIV-1. HIV-2 has affected a large number of people in Africa through heterosexual transmission. It remains to be seen whether HIV-2 spreads rapidly also among the drug-injecting population of Manipur. Observation of the disease progression among HIV-2 infected IDUs will also be of interest.
曼尼普尔邦是印度东北部与缅甸接壤的一个邦，1989年10月在相当多的注射吸毒者中发现了HIV-1的传入，随后在接下来的6个月内迅速传播。直到最近，注射吸毒者中才出现HIV-2，尽管1991年在印度其他地区检测到了该病毒。本通讯首次报告了曼尼普尔邦年轻注射吸毒者中存在HIV-2。所有感染HIV-2的注射吸毒者也被发现感染了HIV-1。HIV-2已通过异性传播在非洲感染了大量人群。HIV-2是否也会在曼尼普尔邦的注射吸毒人群中迅速传播还有待观察。观察HIV-2感染的注射吸毒者的疾病进展情况也将很有意义。
