Brazil: Rapid Test For HIV And Syphilis Identifies More Than 45 Thousand Indians Infected

Brazil: Rapid Test For HIV And Syphilis Identifies More Than 45 Thousand Indians Infected   Translated from Portuguese, Original Below   The Ministry of health has tested more than 45 thousand indigenous to track the presence of syphilis and HIV. The number represents 57 percent of the population of the villages of Amazonas and Roraima.   The action, developed by Indian Health special Secretariats and health surveillance for three years, uses a technology that allows you to perform the...

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