HIV-1 A1 Subtype Epidemic in Italy Originated from Africa and Eastern Europe and Shows a High Frequency of Transmission Chains Involving Intravenous Drug Users.

HIV-1 A1 Subtype Epidemic in Italy Originated from Africa and Eastern Europe and Shows a High Frequency of Transmission Chains Involving Intravenous Drug Users.

Subtype A accounts for only 12% of HIV-1 infections worldwide but predominates in Russia and Former Soviet Union countries of Eastern Europe. After an early propagation via heterosexual contacts, this variant spread explosively among intravenous drug users. A distinct A1 variant predominates in Gree...

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Main Authors: Alessia Lai, Giorgio Bozzi, Marco Franzetti, Francesca Binda, Francesco R Simonetti, Andrea De Luca, Valeria Micheli, Paola Meraviglia, Patrizia Bagnarelli, Antonio Di Biagio, Laura Monno, Francesco Saladini, Maurizio Zazzi, Gianguglielmo Zehender, Massimo Ciccozzi, Claudia Balotta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4709132?pdf=render

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