Document 2679
 DOCN  M94A2679
 TI    HIV serosurveillance in Brazil: a new epidemic emerges.
 DT    9412
 AU    Rodrigues L; Lauria L; Berro O; Ferreira J; Sereno A; Loures L; Ministry
       of Health, Brasilia, Brazil.
 SO    Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):25 (abstract no. 072C). Unique
       Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94369896
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To examine the geographical distribution of the HIV infection
       in Brazil. METHODS: In May 1992, the National STD/AIDS Control Programme
       (NSACP) established the HIV sentinel surveillance for monitoring the
       recent pattern of HIV infection nationwide. In the first round,
       cross-sectional prevalence surveys were carried out in 7 sentinel STD
       clinics located in representative cities from the different regions in
       Brazil. Residual blood originally collected for VDRL were used for HIV
       assay by the unlinked anonymous method. Sample collection period were
       limited to a maximum of 8 weeks. TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME.
       CONCLUSION: These results show the nationwide spreading of the HIV
       epidemic in Brazil, and have assisted the NSACP in obtaining the
       necessary resources to expand HIV/AIDS prevention activities.
 DE    Brazil/EPIDEMIOLOGY  Cross-Sectional Studies  Human  *HIV Seroprevalence
       Prevalence  *Seroepidemiologic Methods  MEETING ABSTRACT

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