High Incidence of HIV-1 Infection in a General Population of Fishing Communities around Lake Victoria, Uganda

Noah Kiwanuka; Ali Ssetaala; Annet Nalutaaya; Juliet Mpendo; Matthias Wambuzi; Annet Nanvubya; Simon Sigirenda; Paul Kato Kitandwe; Leslie Elizabeth Nielsen; Apolo Balyegisawa; Pontiano Kaleebu; Josephine Nalusiba; Nelson Kaulukusi Sewankambo

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0094932

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High Incidence of HIV-1 Infection in a General Population of Fishing Communities around Lake Victoria, Uganda

Noah Kiwanuka ,

* E-mail: nkiwanuka@gmail.com

Affiliations Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda, Uganda Virus Research Institute-International AIDS Vaccine Initiate HIV Vaccine Program, Entebbe, Uganda
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Ali Ssetaala,

Affiliation Uganda Virus Research Institute-International AIDS Vaccine Initiate HIV Vaccine Program, Entebbe, Uganda
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Annet Nalutaaya,

Affiliation Uganda Virus Research Institute-International AIDS Vaccine Initiate HIV Vaccine Program, Entebbe, Uganda
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Juliet Mpendo,

Affiliation Uganda Virus Research Institute-International AIDS Vaccine Initiate HIV Vaccine Program, Entebbe, Uganda
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Matthias Wambuzi,

Affiliation Uganda Virus Research Institute-International AIDS Vaccine Initiate HIV Vaccine Program, Entebbe, Uganda
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Annet Nanvubya,

Affiliation Uganda Virus Research Institute-International AIDS Vaccine Initiate HIV Vaccine Program, Entebbe, Uganda
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Simon Sigirenda,

Affiliation Uganda Virus Research Institute-International AIDS Vaccine Initiate HIV Vaccine Program, Entebbe, Uganda
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Paul Kato Kitandwe,

Affiliation Uganda Virus Research Institute-International AIDS Vaccine Initiate HIV Vaccine Program, Entebbe, Uganda
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Leslie Elizabeth Nielsen,

Affiliation International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), New York, New York, United States of America
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Apolo Balyegisawa,

Affiliation International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), New York, New York, United States of America
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Pontiano Kaleebu,

Affiliation Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Insitute, Uganda Research Unit on AIDS, Entebbe, Uganda
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Josephine Nalusiba,

Affiliation Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Kampala, Uganda
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Nelson Kaulukusi Sewankambo

Affiliation Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Kampala, Uganda
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High Incidence of HIV-1 Infection in a General Population of Fishing Communities around Lake Victoria, Uganda

Noah Kiwanuka,
Ali Ssetaala,
Annet Nalutaaya,
Juliet Mpendo,
Matthias Wambuzi,
Annet Nanvubya,
Simon Sigirenda,
Paul Kato Kitandwe,
Leslie Elizabeth Nielsen,
Apolo Balyegisawa

Published: May 27, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0094932

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