Background Genetic analysis of a viral infection helps in following its spread in a given
population, in tracking the routes of infection and, where applicable, in vaccine design …

The majority of HIV-1 transmission in Manipur, one of the northeastern states of India, is
through the sharing of needles and syringes among the injecting drug users (IDUs). A total …

Objectives: To determine the HIV genetic subtypes present in HIV-1-infected asymptomatic
blood donors in Uganda and to evaluate serologic detection of infection by commercial …

ABSTRACT In sub-Saharan Africa, where the effects of human immunodeficiency virus type
1 (HIV-1) have been most devastating, there are multiple subtypes of this virus. The …

Humanimmunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) subtypes are distributed unevenly across
African nations. 1 In East and Central African countries such as Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya …

Objective: To describe the distribution of HIV-1 subtypes in two cities with high HIV
prevalence (Kisumu, Kenya and Ndola, Zambia) and two with relatively low prevalence …

Abstract HIV-1 subtype D (HIV-1D) progresses to disease faster and has lower
transmissibility than subtype A (HIV-1A). We examined whether these differences could lead …

Abstract The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is characterized by low and stable HIV
prevalences and high HIV-1 genetic diversity and is most probably the epicenter of HIV-1 …

Introduction: high HIV-1 infection rates and genetic diversity especially in African population
pose significant challenges in HIV-1 clinical management and drug design and …

A relatively low and stable seroprevalence of HIV-1 was previously reported among
pregnant women attending for antenatal care between 1988 and 1993 in Kimpese, a rural …