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Deworming Drug Could Help Prevent HIV Infection

May 25, 2009: 11:06 AM EST
An inexpensive deworming drug could help prevent HIV infections in Africa, according to a study by researchers from the Sabin Vaccine Institute, Imperial College London and Oslo University Hospital. The drug, praziquantel, can prevent schistosomiasis, a disease spread by worms that can cause genital sores, increasing the likelihood of HIV infection when girls reach maturity. Early treatment can stop the urinary tract infection that leads to the sores. A pilot program in Burkina Fiso suggested that the 70 million infected toddlers and school-age children in Africa could be treated for $22 million, with follow-up treatment every two years for a decade.
Donald G. Mcneil Jr., "Parasites: Giving a Deworming Drug to Girls Could Cut H.I.V. Transmission in Africa ", The New York Times, May 25, 2009, © The New York Times Company
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