Declining rates of amebiasis in Los Angeles County: a sentinel for decreasing acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) incidence?

In Los Angeles County from 1983-1988, rates of amebiasis declined 65 percent among White males 15-44 years. No such decline occurred among White females 15-44 years or White males less than 15. Reported acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases in the district of highest AIDS incidence has fol...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1989-11, Vol.79 (11), p.1563-1564
Main Authors: Sorvillo, F J, Lieb, L, Mascola, L, Waterman, S H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - epidemiology
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - transmission
Adolescent
Adult
AIDS
AIDS/HIV
Amebiasis - epidemiology
Amebiasis - transmission
Amibiasis
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Human protozoal diseases
Humans
Immune system
Infectious diseases
Los Angeles
Male
Medical sciences
Men
Parasitic diseases
Protozoal diseases
Public health
Sex Factors
Statistics
White people
Women
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Summary:In Los Angeles County from 1983-1988, rates of amebiasis declined 65 percent among White males 15-44 years. No such decline occurred among White females 15-44 years or White males less than 15. Reported acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases in the district of highest AIDS incidence has followed the initial decline in amebiasis by four years. Amebiasis trends may be a useful predictor of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission and future rates of AIDS among gay men.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.79.11.1563