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Enhanced Transmissibility and Decreased Virulence of HIV-1 CRF07_BC May Explain Its Rapid Expansion in China.
Microbiology spectrum - 31 Aug 2022
Cheng Zetao, Yan Huanchang, Li Qingmei, Ablan Sherimay D, Kleinpeter Alex, Freed Eric O, Wu Hao, Dzakah Emmanuel Enoch, Zhao Jianhui, Han Zhigang, Wang Haiying, Tang Shixing
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HIV-1 CRF07_BC is one of the most common circulating recombinant forms (CRFs) in China and is becoming increasingly prevalent especially in HIV-infected men who have sex with men (MSM). The reason why this strain expanded so quickly in China remains to be defined. We previously observed that individuals infected with HIV-1 CRF07_BC showed slower disease progression than those infected with HIV-1 subtype B or...
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