HIV/AIDS, Schistosomiasis — Zambia
Background
We examined relationships between schistosome infection, HIV transmission or acquisition, and all-cause death.
Methods
We retrospectively tested baseline sera from a heterosexual HIV-discordant couple cohort in Lusaka, Zambia with follow-up from 1994-2012 in a nested case-control design. Schistosome-specific antibody levels were measured by ELISA. Associations between baseline antibody response to schistosome antigens and incident HIV transmission, acquisition, and all-cause
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