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Distinct Molecular Epidemiology, Transmission Patterns, and Resistance Mutations of HIV-1 Subtypes A1, A6, and A7 in Bulgaria
12 May 2025
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By 2022, Bulgaria's National Reference Laboratory had confirmed 4024 HIV cases. We analyzed 132 pol gene sequences to characterize the molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 subtypes A1, A6, and A7 (2001-2022). A1 accounted for 50.0% (66/132) of cases, increasing after 2014, with peaks in 2019 and 2022. A6 comprised 48.5% (64/132), dominating from 2005 to 2014 before stabilizing. A7 was rare (1.5%, 2/132), detected in...
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