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Molecular Epidemiology of the HIV-1 Subtype B Sub-Epidemic in Bulgaria.
Viruses - 14 Apr 2020
Alexiev Ivailo, M Campbell Ellsworth, Knyazev Sergey, Pan Yi, Grigorova Lyubomira, Dimitrova Reneta, Partsuneva Aleksandra, Gancheva Anna, Kostadinova Asya, Seguin-Devaux Carole, M Switzer William
Abstract excerpt
HIV-1 subtype B is the predominant strain in Bulgaria, yet little is known about the molecular epidemiology of these infections, including its origin and transmissibility. We used a phylodynamics approach by combining and analyzing 663 HIV-1 polymerase (pol) sequences collected from persons diagnosed with HIV/AIDS between 1988-2018 and associated epidemiologic data to better understand this sub-epidemic in...
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