Assessing the danger of self-sustained HIV epidemics in heterosexuals by population based phylogenetic cluster analysis

Assessing the danger of self-sustained HIV epidemics in heterosexuals by population based phylogenetic cluster analysis

Assessing the danger of transition of HIV transmission from a concentrated to a generalized epidemic is of major importance for public health. In this study, we develop a phylogeny-based statistical approach to address this question. As a case study, we use this to investigate the trends and determi...

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Main Authors: Teja Turk, Nadine Bachmann, Claus Kadelka, Jürg Böni, Sabine Yerly, Vincent Aubert, Thomas Klimkait, Manuel Battegay, Enos Bernasconi, Alexandra Calmy, Matthias Cavassini, Hansjakob Furrer, Matthias Hoffmann, Huldrych F Günthard, Roger D Kouyos, Swiss HIV Cohort Study
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2017-09-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
HIV
transmission
basic reproductive number
heterosexual
molecular epidemiology
concentrated vs. generalised epidemic
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/28721

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https://elifesciences.org/articles/28721

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