Using phylogenetic analysis to trace HIV-1 migration among western European injecting drug users seroconverting from 1984 to 1997.
AIDS
; 15(2): 257-66, 2001 Jan 26.
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| ID: mdl-11216936
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To reconstruct the epidemiological relationships of the HIV epidemics among injecting drug users (IDU) in western Europe.METHODS:
HIV env V3 sequences of and epidemiological data were obtained from 145 IDU who seroconverted in three sequential periods 1984-1988, 1989-1992 and 1993-1997. The sequences were phylogenetically analysed and examined for signature patterns characteristic of northern European IDU, including the conserved GGC codon in the V3 loop.RESULTS:
Subpopulations of genetically related HIV strains were observed in Italy, France, Scotland and Spain, in contrast to the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland. This difference between the two groups of countries suggests that the HIV epidemics amongst IDU in the latter group was caused by multiple virus introductions. In Edinburgh and the surrounding area, most IDU were infected with the same GGC strain over the 12-year study period. The epidemic among IDU in north-western Europe started with GGC viruses, whereas in south-western Europe non-GGC viruses predominated. This geographical separation has faded during the course of the epidemic, most likely because of virus exchange among IDU populations.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
Problema de saúde:
2_sustancias_psicoativas
Assunto principal:
Fragmentos de Peptídeos
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Proteína gp120 do Envelope de HIV
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Abuso de Substâncias por Via Intravenosa
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Surtos de Doenças
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HIV-1
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Soropositividade para HIV
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
AIDS
Assunto da revista:
SINDROME DA IMUNODEFICIENCIA ADQUIRIDA (AIDS)
Ano de publicação:
2001
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Holanda