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Genetic diversity of HIV in Africa

2003-11-13

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AIDS is caused by two lentiviruses: HIV-1 and HIV-2 [1,2]. AIDS was first recognized in the 1980s and is presently the leading cause of death in developing countries. Globally, it is believed that 40 million individuals have been infected with HIV, of which approximately 70% live in sub-Saharan Africa [3]. There is currently no cure or vaccine for AIDS. One of the major characteristics of lentiviruses is their ext...

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Literature Corpus work: 0ee7f588-2721-5d0f-b89a-a01bcc8b78f9
DOI: 10.1097/00002030-200312050-00002

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