Characterization of HIV-1 CRF90_BF1 and putative novel CRFs_BF1 in Central West, North and Northeast Brazilian regions

MNG Reis, G Bello, ML Guimaraes, MMA Stefani - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
The Brazilian AIDS epidemic has been characterized by an increasing rate of BF1
recombinants and so far eight circulating recombinant forms/CRFs_BF1 have been …

Increase in human immunodeficiency virus 1 diversity and detection of various subtypes and recombinants in north-eastern Brazil

K Lima, É Leal, AMS Cavalcanti… - Journal of Medical …, 2017 - microbiologyresearch.org
Purpose. Diverse human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) subtypes and circulating
recombinant forms are found in Brazil. The majority of HIV-1 molecular epidemiological …

Socioepidemiology of Injection Drug Users in Miami and HIV-1B Envelope (V1–V5) Genetic Diversity: A Preliminary Study

P Shapshak, BT Foley, S Balaji, DM Segal… - Global Virology II-HIV …, 2017 - Springer
Injection drug use is a major risk behavior associated with transmission of HIV-1B. Yet,
despite its importance there have not been many detailed studies characterizing the …

HIV-1 diversity in Brazil

R Pessôa, SS Sanabani - Global Virology II-HIV and NeuroAIDS, 2017 - Springer
Brazil is the largest and most populated country in South America. In fact, about 30% of the
HIV-1 infected population of South and Central America and the Caribbean combined live in …