Phylodynamics and migration data help describe HIV transmission dynamics in internally displaced people who inject drugs in Ukraine

G Kovalenko, A Yakovleva, P Smyrnov… - PNAS …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Internally displaced persons are often excluded from HIV molecular epidemiology
surveillance due to structural, behavioral, and social barriers in access to treatment. We test …

Molecular epidemiology reveals the role of war in the spread of HIV in Ukraine

TI Vasylyeva, M Liulchuk… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Ukraine has one of the largest HIV epidemics in Europe, historically driven by people who
inject drugs (PWID). The epidemic showed signs of stabilization in 2012, but the recent war …

Molecular tracing of the geographical origin of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection and patterns of epidemic spread among migrants who inject drugs in …

D Paraskevis, E Kostaki… - Clinical Infectious …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background High numbers of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infections
among people who inject drugs (PWID) have been diagnosed in Athens, Greece, since …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular epidemiology of HIV among people who inject drugs after the HIV-outbreak in Athens, Greece: Evidence for a 'slow burn'outbreak

EG Kostaki, S Roussos, AM Kefala, S Limnaios… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background New diagnoses of HIV-1 infection among people who inject drugs (PWID) in
Athens, Greece, saw a significant increase in 2011 and a subsequent decline after 2013 …

Economic recession and emergence of an HIV-1 outbreak among drug injectors in Athens metropolitan area: a longitudinal study

D Paraskevis, G Nikolopoulos, A Fotiou, C Tsiara… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background During 2011, a dramatic increase (1600%) of reported HIV-1 infections among
injecting drug users (IDUs) was noted in Athens, Greece. We herein assess the potential …

Temporal trends of hepatitis C virus transmission in internally displaced people who inject drugs in Odessa, Ukraine

A Yakovleva, G Kovalenko, M Redlinger, P Smyrnov… - MedRXiv, 2021 - medrxiv.org
Background Due to practical challenges associated with genetic sequencing in low resource
environments, the burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in forcibly displaced people is …

Detailed molecular surveillance of the HIV-1 outbreak among people who inject drugs (PWID) in Athens during a period of four years

E Kostaki, G Magiorkinis, M Psichogiou… - Current HIV …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: New diagnoses of HIV-1 infection among people who inject drugs (PWID)
increased significantly during 2011 in Athens. Objective: Our aim was to investigate the …

Using molecular epidemiology to trace the history of the injection-related HIV epidemic in New York City, 1985–2019

LV Torian, L Forgione, JO Wertheim - AIDS, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Unintentional drug poisoning and overdose deaths in New York City (NYC)
increased 175% between 2010 and 2017, partly due to the transition from noninjectable …

Sources of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections Among Men Who Have Sex With Men With a Migration Background: A Viral Phylogenetic Case Study in …

A Blenkinsop, N Pantazis, EG Kostaki… - The Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Background Men and women with a migration background comprise an increasing
proportion of incident human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases across Western Europe …

Molecular investigation of HIV-1 cross-group transmissions during an outbreak among people who inject drugs (2011–2014) in Athens, Greece

D Paraskevis, GK Nikolopoulos, V Sypsa… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2018 - Elsevier
New diagnoses of HIV-1 infection among people who inject drugs (PWID) rocketed in
Athens, Greece between 2011 and 2014 (HIV-1 outbreak). Our aim was to identify, during …