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Phylogenetic Clustering among Asylum Seekers with New HIV-1 Diagnoses in Montreal, QC, Canada.
Viruses - 1 Apr 2021
Park Hyejin, Brenner Bluma, Ibanescu Ruxandra-Ilinca, Cox Joseph, Weiss Karl, Klein Marina B, Hardy Isabelle, Narasiah Lavanya, Roger Michel, Kronfli Nadine
Abstract excerpt
Migrants are at an increased risk of HIV acquisition. We aimed to use phylogenetics to characterize transmission clusters among newly-diagnosed asylum seekers and to understand the role of networks in local HIV transmission. Retrospective chart reviews of asylum seekers linked to HIV care between 1 June 2017 and 31 December 2018 at the McGill University Health Centre and the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal...
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