The second molecular epidemiological study of HIV infection in Mongolia between 2010 and 2016.
Our previous 2005-2009 molecular epidemiological study in Mongolia identified a hot spot of HIV-1 transmission in men who have sex with men (MSM). To control the infection, we collaborated with NGOs to promote safer sex and HIV testing since mid-2010. In this study, we carried out the second molecul...
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| author | Davaalkham Jagdagsuren Tsunefusa Hayashida Misao Takano Erdenetuya Gombo Setsen Zayasaikhan Naomi Kanayama Kiyoto Tsuchiya Shinichi Oka |
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| description | Our previous 2005-2009 molecular epidemiological study in Mongolia identified a hot spot of HIV-1 transmission in men who have sex with men (MSM). To control the infection, we collaborated with NGOs to promote safer sex and HIV testing since mid-2010. In this study, we carried out the second molecular epidemiological survey between 2010 and 2016 to determine the status of HIV-1 infection in Mongolia.The study included 143 new cases of HIV-1 infection. Viral RNA was extracted from stocked plasma samples and sequenced for the pol and the env regions using the Sanger method. Near-full length sequencing using MiSeq was performed in 3 patients who were suspected to be infected with recombinant HIV-1. Phylogenetic analysis was performed using the neighbor-joining method and Bayesian Markov chain Monte Carlo method.MSM was the main transmission route in the previous and current studies. However, heterosexual route showed a significant increase in recent years. Phylogenetic analysis documented three taxa; Mongolian B, Korean B, and CRF51_01B, though the former two were also observed in the previous study. CRF51_01B, which originated from Singapore and Malaysia, was confirmed by near-full length sequencing. Although these strains were mainly detected in MSM, they were also found in increasing numbers of heterosexual males and females. Bayesian phylogenetic analysis estimated transmission of CRF51_01B into Mongolia around early 2000s. An extended Bayesian skyline plot showed a rapid increase in the effective population size of Mongolian B cluster around 2004 and that of CRF51_01B cluster around 2011.HIV-1 infection might expand to the general population in Mongolia. Our study documented a new cluster of HIV-1 transmission, enhancing our understanding of the epidemiological status of HIV-1 in Mongolia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-675867f60e2943bda9439ec3b89678c92022-12-21T22:00:00ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032017-01-011212e018960510.1371/journal.pone.0189605The second molecular epidemiological study of HIV infection in Mongolia between 2010 and 2016.Davaalkham JagdagsurenTsunefusa HayashidaMisao TakanoErdenetuya GomboSetsen ZayasaikhanNaomi KanayamaKiyoto TsuchiyaShinichi OkaOur previous 2005-2009 molecular epidemiological study in Mongolia identified a hot spot of HIV-1 transmission in men who have sex with men (MSM). To control the infection, we collaborated with NGOs to promote safer sex and HIV testing since mid-2010. In this study, we carried out the second molecular epidemiological survey between 2010 and 2016 to determine the status of HIV-1 infection in Mongolia.The study included 143 new cases of HIV-1 infection. Viral RNA was extracted from stocked plasma samples and sequenced for the pol and the env regions using the Sanger method. Near-full length sequencing using MiSeq was performed in 3 patients who were suspected to be infected with recombinant HIV-1. Phylogenetic analysis was performed using the neighbor-joining method and Bayesian Markov chain Monte Carlo method.MSM was the main transmission route in the previous and current studies. However, heterosexual route showed a significant increase in recent years. Phylogenetic analysis documented three taxa; Mongolian B, Korean B, and CRF51_01B, though the former two were also observed in the previous study. CRF51_01B, which originated from Singapore and Malaysia, was confirmed by near-full length sequencing. Although these strains were mainly detected in MSM, they were also found in increasing numbers of heterosexual males and females. Bayesian phylogenetic analysis estimated transmission of CRF51_01B into Mongolia around early 2000s. An extended Bayesian skyline plot showed a rapid increase in the effective population size of Mongolian B cluster around 2004 and that of CRF51_01B cluster around 2011.HIV-1 infection might expand to the general population in Mongolia. Our study documented a new cluster of HIV-1 transmission, enhancing our understanding of the epidemiological status of HIV-1 in Mongolia.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5731755?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Davaalkham Jagdagsuren Tsunefusa Hayashida Misao Takano Erdenetuya Gombo Setsen Zayasaikhan Naomi Kanayama Kiyoto Tsuchiya Shinichi Oka The second molecular epidemiological study of HIV infection in Mongolia between 2010 and 2016. PLoS ONE |
| title | The second molecular epidemiological study of HIV infection in Mongolia between 2010 and 2016. |
| title_full | The second molecular epidemiological study of HIV infection in Mongolia between 2010 and 2016. |
| title_fullStr | The second molecular epidemiological study of HIV infection in Mongolia between 2010 and 2016. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The second molecular epidemiological study of HIV infection in Mongolia between 2010 and 2016. |
| title_short | The second molecular epidemiological study of HIV infection in Mongolia between 2010 and 2016. |
| title_sort | second molecular epidemiological study of hiv infection in mongolia between 2010 and 2016 |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5731755?pdf=render |
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