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Short Communication: HIV-1 Subtype B in the Dominican Republic: Evolution and Molecular Epidemiology.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Jul 2015
López Pablo, Rivera-Amill Vanessa, Paulino-Ramirez Robert, Yamamura Yasuhiro
Abstract excerpt
The Caribbean region has the world second highest incidence rate of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The island of Hispaniola is composed of two sovereign nations: the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Together, they account for more than 85% of HIV/AIDS cases in the Caribbean; and the Dominican Republic alone has approximately 46,000 (33,000-59,000) HIV-1-infected adults and children. Despite this, the magnitude...
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