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HIV infection in Bophuthatswana Epidemiological surveillance 1987 - 1989
Abstract
To assess the degree of mv endemicity and the extent of its penetration into the general population in Bophuthatswana, a sentinel network of all the 11 hospitals and 3 prisons in the country was established in 1987. In addition, a population seroprevalence study was conducted in 1989. Between 5 January 1987 and 31 December 1989, serum. specim.ens from. 19941 persons of all ages were tested for mv. Overall, 34 subjects were found to be seropositive (prevalence 0,17%). Between 1 April and 31 August 1989, an mv seroprevalence survey in a stratified m.ultistage random. sample of the resident population aged 15 years or older was also conducted. In this study, 2 111 persons were sampled but mv antibody tests were done on 1553 only. A total of 12 serum specimens (0,8%) were reactive for anti-HIV by both Abbott EIA and Serodia mv kits. However, in only 2 of these 12 sera was Western blot analysis positive. The overall prevalence of mv infection in this study was 2/1553 participants (0,13%). These results demonstrate not only that mv infection and the potential for its transmission are present in the Republic of Bophuthatswana but that they call for energetic and well-targeted control programmes.
