HLA-B*13, B*35 AND B*39 ALLELES ARE CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LACK OF RESPONSE TO ART IN HIV INFECTION: A COHORT STUDY IN A POPULATION OF NORTHERN BRAZIL

HLA-B*13, B*35 and B*39 Alleles Are Closely Associated With the Lack of Response to ART in HIV Infection: A Cohort Study in a Population of Northern Brazil

IntroductionImmune reconstitution failure after HIV treatment is a multifactorial phenomenon that may also be associated with a single polymorphism of human leukocyte antigen (HLA); however, few reports include patients from the Brazilian Amazon.Our objective was to evaluate the association of the immunogenic profile of the “classical” HLA-I an

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Impacts of repetitive floods and satisfaction with flood relief efforts: A case study of the flood-prone districts in Thailand’s Ayutthaya province

This research investigates the impacts of the repetitive flooding on the inhabitants of the four flood-prone districts in Thailand’s central province of Ayutthaya: Pranakorn Si Ayutthaya, Sena, Bang Ban, and Pak Hai.In addition, the residents’ satisfaction levels with the flood relief efforts and operations of the local authorities were examine

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