HIV infection

LG Bekker, C Beyrer, N Mgodi, SR Lewin… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
The AIDS epidemic has been a global public health issue for more than 40 years and has
resulted in~ 40 million deaths. AIDS is caused by the retrovirus, HIV-1, which is transmitted …

Origins of HIV and the AIDS pandemic

PM Sharp, BH Hahn - Cold Spring …, 2011 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) of humans is caused by two lentiviruses,
human immunodeficiency viruses types 1 and 2 (HIV-1 and HIV-2). Here, we describe the …

The early spread and epidemic ignition of HIV-1 in human populations

NR Faria, A Rambaut, MA Suchard, G Baele, T Bedford… - science, 2014 - science.org
Thirty years after the discovery of HIV-1, the early transmission, dissemination, and
establishment of the virus in human populations remain unclear. Using statistical …

Island biogeography reveals the deep history of SIV

M Worobey, P Telfer, S Souquière, M Hunter… - Science, 2010 - science.org
Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) lineages have been identified that are endemic to
Bioko Island. The time the island formed offers a geological time scale calibration point for …

Interdisciplinary approaches to understanding disease emergence: the past, present, and future drivers of Nipah virus emergence

P Daszak, C Zambrana-Torrelio… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) pose a significant threat to human health, economic
stability, and biodiversity. Despite this, the mechanisms underlying disease emergence are …

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) immunopathogenesis and vaccine development: a review

MP Girard, S Osmanov, OM Assossou, MP Kieny - Vaccine, 2011 - Elsevier
The development of a safe, effective and globally affordable HIV vaccine offers the best
hope for the future control of the HIV-1 pandemic. Since 1987, scores of candidate HIV-1 …

Modelling of HIV prevention and treatment progress in five South African metropolitan districts

C Van Schalkwyk, RE Dorrington, T Seatlhodi… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Globally, large proportions of HIV-positive populations live in cities. The Fast-Track cities
project aims to advance progress toward elimination of HIV as a public health threat by …

Baby pangolins on my plate: possible lessons to learn from the COVID-19 pandemic

G Volpato, MF Fontefrancesco, P Gruppuso… - Journal of Ethnobiology …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (JEET), throughout its 15 years of
existence, has tried to provide a respected outlet for scientific knowledge concerning the …

Cross-species transmission of simian retroviruses: how and why they could lead to the emergence of new diseases in the human population

S Locatelli, M Peeters - Aids, 2012 - journals.lww.com
The HIV-1 group M epidemic illustrates the extraordinary impact and consequences
resulting from a single zoonotic transmission. Exposure to blood or other secretions of …

Male circumcision for HIV prevention: current evidence and implementation in sub-Saharan Africa

RG Wamai, BJ Morris, SA Bailis, D Sokal… - Journal of the …, 2011 - Springer
Heterosexual exposure accounts for most HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa, and this
mode, as a proportion of new infections, is escalating globally. The scientific evidence …