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In the month of August 1986, tests for anti-HIV 1 and anti-HIV 2 antibodies were performed in people coming to the hospital of Tanguietà (North Benin) (401 subjects) and in people working in the same hospital (23 subjects).
The study revealed an anti-HIV 1 antibody prevalence of 0.4% (2/424) and an anti-HIV 2 prevalence of 0.2% (1/419). Seropositivity for both antibodies (anti-HIV 1 and anti-HIV 2) was found in one case; the other case was positive only for anti-HIV 1.
The changing composition of the population due to frequent migratory displacements lead us to expect some possible alterations of the registered data in the future.
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Zanchetta, N., Viganò, P., Priuli, G.B. et al. HIV I and HIV 2 prevalence of seropositivity in a population of West Africa. Eur J Epidemiol 6, 71–75 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00155553
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