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Zone 2 tumba, Caio, Guinea-Bissau, West Africa.
Caio is a rural village in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. The local population is from the Manjako tribe and has a strong animist belief system. A field station and census were established in the 1980s and studies in Caio have provided important details on the West African HIV-1 and HIV-2 epidemics. HTLV-1 is endemic in Caio and a report on the molecular epidemiology of this virus can be found in this issue (see van Tienen et al., doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001690).
The painting depicts a tumba, an important site used for community decisions and ceremonies. These sites are often marked by large and beautiful kapok trees.
Image Credit: Matthew Cotten (Medical Research Council/Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute)
Citation: (2012) PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases Issue Image | Vol. 6(6) June 2012. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 6(6): ev06.i06. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pntd.v06.i06
Published: June 26, 2012
Copyright: © 2012 van Tienen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Caio is a rural village in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa. The local population is from the Manjako tribe and has a strong animist belief system. A field station and census were established in the 1980s and studies in Caio have provided important details on the West African HIV-1 and HIV-2 epidemics. HTLV-1 is endemic in Caio and a report on the molecular epidemiology of this virus can be found in this issue (see van Tienen et al., doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001690).
The painting depicts a tumba, an important site used for community decisions and ceremonies. These sites are often marked by large and beautiful kapok trees.
Image Credit: Matthew Cotten (Medical Research Council/Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute)