Infections with the parasitic worm W bancrofti associated with increased risk of HIV infection, according to Tanzanian study

Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - 06:31 in Health & Medicine

People infected with a parasitic worm called Wuchereria bancrofti in areas where HIV is endemic may be more likely to acquire HIV than people who are not infected with the worm, according to a new study in southwest Tanzania.

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