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Saskatchewan has it's own unique strain of the HI Virus with a higher than average mortality rate running rampant amongst the FN community at twice the national average.
CTVNews.ca
Published Saturday, March 31, 2012 10:11PM EDT
A unique strain of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Saskatchewan may be the cause of an increase in AIDS-related deaths in the province, experts say.
A leading researcher at Vancouver's Simon Fraser University said the strain appears to be unique to Saskatchewan.
"It may mean there's a highly fit virus that has evolved and is just working really well in moving through this population," biologist Jamie Scott told CTV Saskatoon.
Experts aren't sure what the strain may mean for infected persons, but mortality rates in the province appear to be on the rise.
"Why are people dying so much from the virus here? People are advancing to AIDS and much more so than normal," Scott said.
Read more: Unique strain of HIV found in Sask. | CTV News
Saskatchewan has it's own unique strain of the HI Virus with a higher than average mortality rate running rampant amongst the FN community at twice the national average.
CTVNews.ca
Published Saturday, March 31, 2012 10:11PM EDT
A unique strain of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Saskatchewan may be the cause of an increase in AIDS-related deaths in the province, experts say.
A leading researcher at Vancouver's Simon Fraser University said the strain appears to be unique to Saskatchewan.
"It may mean there's a highly fit virus that has evolved and is just working really well in moving through this population," biologist Jamie Scott told CTV Saskatoon.
Experts aren't sure what the strain may mean for infected persons, but mortality rates in the province appear to be on the rise.
"Why are people dying so much from the virus here? People are advancing to AIDS and much more so than normal," Scott said.
Read more: Unique strain of HIV found in Sask. | CTV News