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Female Genital Schistosomiasis and HIV: Research Urgently Needed to Improve Understanding of the Health Impacts of This Important Coinfection

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 2019-04, Vol.80 (5), p.489-493 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

Copyright © 2019 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. ;Copyright Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies Apr 15, 2019 ;ISSN: 1525-4135 ;EISSN: 1944-7884 ;DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001957 ;PMID: 30730357

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Title:
Female Genital Schistosomiasis and HIV: Research Urgently Needed to Improve Understanding of the Health Impacts of This Important Coinfection
Author: OʼBrien, Daniel P ; Ford, Nathan ; Djirmay, Amadou G ; Calmy, Alexandra ; Vitoria, Marco ; Jensen, Tomas O ; Christinet, Vanessa
Subjects: Animals ; Biomedical Research ; Coinfection - parasitology ; Coinfection - virology ; Epidemics ; Female ; Genital Diseases, Female - etiology ; Genital Diseases, Female - parasitology ; Health risks ; HIV ; HIV Infections - complications ; HIV Infections - parasitology ; Human immunodeficiency virus ; Humans ; Infertility ; Schistosoma haematobium ; Schistosomiasis ; Schistosomiasis haematobia - etiology ; Schistosomiasis haematobia - virology
Is Part Of: Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999), 2019-04, Vol.80 (5), p.489-493
Description: Evidence suggests that there are important interactions between HIV and female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) that may have significant effects on individual and population health. However, the exact way they interact and the health impacts of the interactions are not well understood. In this article, we discuss what is known about the interactions between FGS and HIV, and the potential impact of the interactions. This includes the likelihood that FGS is an important health problem for HIV-positive women in Schistosoma-endemic areas potentially associated with an increased risk of mortality, cancer, and infertility. In addition, it may be significantly impacting the HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa by making young women more susceptible to HIV. We call for immediate action and argue that research is urgently required to address these knowledge gaps and propose a research agenda to achieve this.
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1525-4135
EISSN: 1944-7884
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001957
PMID: 30730357
Source: MEDLINE
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Female Genital Schistosomiasis and HIV: Research Urgently Needed to Improve Understanding of the Health Impacts of This Important Coinfection

Copyright © 2019 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. ;Copyright Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies Apr 15, 2019 ;ISSN: 1525-4135 ;EISSN: 1944-7884 ;DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001957 ;PMID: 30730357

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