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Human immunodeficiency virus in Uzbekistan: epidemiological and genetic analyses.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Sept 2003
Kurbanov Fuat, Kondo Makiko, Tanaka Yasuhito, Zalalieva Mariam, Giasova Guzal, Shima Takako, Jounai Nao, Yuldasheva Nadira, Ruzibakiev Ruslan, Mizokami Masashi, Imai Mitsunobu
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This study investigates the molecular epidemiology of HIV in Uzbekistan--a former Soviet Union (FSU) country located in central Asia. A total of 18,910,370 subjects were involved in an HIV serological examination through a population survey conducted in 1987-2002. Rapid changes in epidemiological dynamics and transmission modes have been observed since 1999: incidence rose from 25 newly HIV-infected subjects per...
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