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Nigerian HIV type 2 subtype A and B from heterotypic HIV type 1 and HIV type 2 or monotypic HIV type 2 infections.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Jan 2005
Zeh Clement, Pieniazek Danuta, Agwale Simon M, Robbins Kenneth E, Odama Lillian, Sani-Gwarzo N, Gboun Michael S, Inyang Uford S, Folks Thomas M, Wambebe Charles, Kalish Marcia L
Abstract excerpt
The presence of HIV-2 in Nigeria has been confirmed serologically, but not genetically. To determine the frequency of HIV-2 infections and the dynamics between HIV-1 and HIV-2 in 35 of 36 Nigerian states, 420 blood samples were collected in 1999. Antibodies to HIV-1 and HIV-2 were detected by EIA and seroreactivity was confirmed with the INNO-LIA HIV Line Assay. The frequency of HIV-2 was 4.3% (18 of 420), with...
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