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Human papillomavirus in a rural community in Zimbabwe: the impact of HIV co-infection on HPV genotype distribution.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jul 2004
Baay Marc F D, Kjetland Eyrun F, Ndhlovu Patricia D, Deschoolmeester Vanessa, Mduluza Takafira, Gomo Exenevia, Friis Henrik, Midzi Nicholas, Gwanzura Lovemore, Mason Peter R, Vermorken Jan B, Gundersen Svein G
Abstract excerpt
Cervical cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in developing countries, and the human papillomavirus (HPV) is linked etiologically to cervical cancer. Hence, a vaccine which prevents HPV-associated cervical cancer would have the most impact in developing countries, including the African continent. The type-specific immune response towards HPV virus-like particles, in combination with geographical...
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