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Predominance of a rare type of HIV-1 in Estonia.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 15 Aug 2005
Adojaan Maarja, Kivisild Toomas, Männik Andres, Krispin Tõnu, Ustina Valentina, Zilmer Kai, Liebert Elo, Jaroslavtsev Nikolai, Priimägi Ludmilla, Tefanova Valentina, Schmidt Jelena, Krohn Kai, Villems Richard, Salminen Mika, Ustav Mart
Abstract excerpt
An earlier study has indicated that a complex recombinant HIV-1 strain dominates the epidemic in Estonia. The objective of this study was to further investigate the molecular epidemiology and genetic structure of HIV-1 in Estonia. Most of the investigated individuals became infected after August 2000 when HIV-1 started to spread rapidly among Estonian intravenous drug users (IDUs). Two viral DNA regions, gag/pol...
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