Emerging Pediatric HIV Epidemic Related to Migration

In 2002, Canada introduced routine, mandatory HIV antibody screening for all residency applicants, including selected children. We report screening results from January 2002 to February 2005. Thirty-six pediatric HIV cases were detected (14/100,000 applicants); 94% of infected children were eligible...

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Main Authors: Douglas W. MacPherson, Militza Zencovich, Brian D. Gushulak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/4/05-1025_article