Article
Predominance of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 Subtype B in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
10 Apr 1999
Abstract excerpt
We analyzed the genetic variability and phylogenetic relationships among 28 HIV-2 strains collected from patients enrolled in an HIV epidemiologic study in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, during 1995-1996. Although both subtype A (n = 8; 29%) and subtype B (n = 20; 71%) were present in this sampling, the majority of infections were caused by subtype B viruses. These findings contrasted with the reported predominance of...
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