AFRO-NETS> Malaria increases baby's HIV risk

[Claudio Schuftan <aviva@netnam.vn>]

Malaria increases baby's HIV risk
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From: "George Lessard" <media@web.net>
 
Women infected with malaria are more likely to pass HIV on to 
their unborn child, a study has found. The finding is based on a 
study of 746 HIV positive women in Uganda. It found HIV was 
transmitted to babies in 40% of cases where the mother also had 
malaria. This compares to 15% for those without malaria.
 
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/health/3247891.stm

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