Epidemiology of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in Children in Kinshasa, Zaire
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The first case of pediatric AIDS from Zaire was verified on 13 December 1983 (1). This was an 11 year old girl who was admitted to the Department of Pediatrics, Mama Yemo Hospital, with severe weightloss, chronic diarrhea, mycotic dermatitis, oral moniliasis and bronchopneumonia. She had previously received six blood transfusions. Between December 1983 and March 1984 two more cases of symtomatic AIDS in children were diagnosed at this institution. Following the recognition of AIDS cases, the Department of Public Health created a National AIDS Research Program inviting American and Belgian participation.
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تاریخ انتشار 2010