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Molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 in Iceland: Early introductions, transmission dynamics and recent outbreaks among injection drug users.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2017
Sallam Malik, Esbjörnsson Joakim, Baldvinsdóttir Guðrún, Indriðason Hlynur, Björnsdóttir Thora Björg, Widell Anders, Gottfreðsson Magnús, Löve Arthur, Medstrand Patrik
Abstract excerpt
The molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 in Iceland has not been described so far. Detailed analyses of the dynamics of HIV-1 can give insights for prevention of virus spread. The objective of the current study was to characterize the genetic diversity and transmission dynamics of HIV-1 in Iceland. Partial HIV-1 pol (1020bp) sequences were generated from 230 Icelandic samples, representing 77% of all HIV-1 infected...
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