Worldwide molecular epidemiology of HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the worldwide disseminated causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). HIV is a member of the Lentivirus genus of Retroviridae family and is grouped in two types named HIV-1 and HIV-2. These viruses have a notable ability to mutate and adapt to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Henry I Z Requejo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2006-04-01
Series:Revista de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102006000200023&lng=en&tlng=en