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A Large-scale Survey of CRF55_01B from Men-Who-Have-Sex-with-Men in China: implying the Evolutionary History and Public Health Impact.
Scientific reports - 15 Dec 2015
Han Xiaoxu, Takebe Yutaka, Zhang Weiqing, An Minghui, Zhao Bin, Hu Qinghai, Xu Junjie, Wu Hao, Wu Jianjun, Lu Lin, Chen Xi, Liang Shu, Wang Zhe, Yan Hongjing, Fu Jihua, Cai Weiping, Zhuang Minghua, Liao Christina, Shang Hong
Abstract excerpt
The HIV-1 epidemic among men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) continues to expand in China, involving the co-circulation of several different lineages of HIV-1 strains, including subtype B and CRF01_AE. This expansion has created conditions that facilitate the generation of new recombinant strains. A molecular epidemiologic survey among MSM in 11 provinces/cities around China was conducted from 2008 to 2013. Based on...
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