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The International Dimension of the U.S. HIV Transmission Network and Onward Transmission of HIV Recently Imported into the United States.
AIDS research and human retroviruses - 1 Jan 2016
Wertheim Joel O, Oster Alexandra M, Hernandez Angela L, Saduvala Neeraja, Bañez Ocfemia M Cheryl, Hall H Irene
Abstract excerpt
The majority of HIV infections in the United States can be traced back to a single introduction in late 1960s or early 1970s. However, it remains unclear whether subsequent introductions of HIV into the United States have given rise to onward transmission. Genetic transmission networks can aid in understanding HIV transmission. We constructed a genetic distance-based transmission network using HIV-1 pol sequences...
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