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High prevalence of HIV type 1 subtype B' among heterosexuals in Western Hubei, Central China: bridging the epidemic into the general population.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Sept 2011
Li Yue, Takebe Yutaka, Yang Jixian, Zhang Wei, Yang Rongge
Abstract excerpt
A molecular epidemiological investigation (n = 62) conducted in western Hubei, Central China, revealed that HIV-1 subtype B' (Thailand variant of subtype B) predominated not only among former plasma donors (FPDs) (29/29, 100%) but also among heterosexuals (27/31, 87%), suggesting that subtype B' appears to bridge the spread from FPDs in the general population in this particular area in Central China.
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