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HIV-1 subtype B: Traces of a pandemic.
Virology - 1 Aug 2016
Junqueira Dennis Maletich, Almeida Sabrina Esteves de Matos
Abstract excerpt
Human migration is a major process that shaped the origin and dissemination of HIV. Within HIV-1, subtype B (HIV-1B) is the most disseminated variant and it is assumed to be the causative agent in approximately 11% of all cases of HIV worldwide. Phylogenetic studies have revealed that HIV-1B emerged in Kinshasa (Africa) and was introduced into the Caribbean region via Haiti in or around 1966 by human migration....
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