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Tracing the origin and northward dissemination dynamics of HIV-1 subtype C in Brazil.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Delatorre Edson, Couto-Fernandez José C, Guimarães Monick Lindenmayer, Vaz Cardoso Ludimila Paula, de Alcantara Keila Correia, Stefani Mariane Martins de Araújo, Romero Hector, Freire Caio C M, Iamarino Atila, de A Zanotto Paolo M, Morgado Mariza G, Bello Gonzalo
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies indicate that the HIV-1 subtype C epidemic in southern Brazil was initiated by the introduction of a single founder strain probably originating from east Africa. However, the exact country of origin of such a founder strain as well as the origin of the subtype C viruses detected outside the Brazilian southern region remains unknown. HIV-1 subtype C pol sequences isolated in the southern,...
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