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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 35, 2003 - Issue 3
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Research Article

Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis B Virus by Blood Brotherhood Rituals

Hakan Leblebicioglu Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Ondokuz Mayis University Medical School Samsun
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Derya Turan Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Ondokuz Mayis University Medical School Samsun
,
Mustafa Sunbul Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Ondokuz Mayis University Medical School Samsun
,
Saban Esen Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Ondokuz Mayis University Medical School Samsun
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Cafer Eroglu Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Ondokuz Mayis University Medical School Samsun
Page 210 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009
 
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Abstract

Blood brother/sisterhood is a ritual that involves the exchange of a small amount of venous blood via the binding of excisions. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) could be transmitted by this ritual. Two cases infected with HIV and HBV by a blood brotherhood ritual are reported.

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