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Two viral strains and a possible novel recombinant are responsible for the explosive injecting drug use-associated HIV type 1 epidemic in Estonia.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Nov 2004
Zetterberg Veera, Ustina Valentina, Liitsola Kirsi, Zilmer Kai, Kalikova Nelli, Sevastianova Ksenia, Brummer-Korvenkontio Henrikki, Leinikki Pauli, Salminen Mika O
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1 infection has been rare in Estonia. In 2000, an explosive epidemic among injecting drug users was detected in the Eastern border region, resulting in 3603 newly reported cases by the end of 2003. The molecular epidemiology of the outbreak was studied to establish whether the Estonian epidemic is linked to the epidemics in Eastern Europe. Over 200 newly infected individuals were prospectively sampled from...
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