Explosive HIV-1 subtype B' epidemics in Asia driven by geographic and risk group founder events.

We explored the timescale, spatial spread, and risk group population structure of HIV-1 subtype B', the cause of explosive blood-borne HIV-1 epidemics among injecting drug users (IDUs) and former plasma donors (FPDs) in Asia. Sequences from FPDs in China formed a distinct monophyletic cluster w...

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Main Authors: Li, Y, Uenishi, R, Hase, S, Liao, H, Li, X, Tsuchiura, T, Tee, K, Pybus, O, Takebe, Y
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2010