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First CRF01_AE/B recombinant of HIV-1 is found in Thailand
1 May 2001
Abstract excerpt
In Thailand, the HIV-1 epidemic started abruptly in 1988 with the introduction of subtype B and subtype E, now called the circulating recombinant form (CRF), CRF01_AE. These two strains appeared independently in distinct high-risk populations [1] : subtype B among injecting drug users (IDU) and CRF01_AE among those who were heterosexually exposed [2,3]. HIV-1 subtype B is still common among infected Bangkok IDU,...
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