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Two Independent HIV Epidemics in Saint Petersburg, Russia Revealed by Molecular Epidemiology.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Jun 2015
Dukhovlinova Elena, Masharsky Alexey, Toussova Olga, Verevochkin Sergei, Solovyeva Tatiana, Meringof Maria, Paintsil Elijah, White Edward, Barbour Russell, Heimer Robert, Kozlov Andrei
Abstract excerpt
The HIV epidemic in Russia, one of the world's fastest growing, has been concentrated mostly among people who inject drugs (PWID). We sought to explore the epidemiology of the epidemic in St. Petersburg by sampling from the highest risk groups of PWID and men who have sex with men (MSM) and use viral sequencing data to better understand the nature of the city's epidemic. Serological testing confirmed an HIV...
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