HIV/AIDS in Asia: The shape of epidemics and their molecular epidemiology

Virologica Sinica

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 426-433

  Li, Xiao Jie ^a   Uenishi, Rie ^a   Hase, Saiki ^a   Liao, Huanan ^a   Keng, Tee Kok ^a   Kusagawa, Shigem ^a   Takebe, Yutaka ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circulation recombinant form (CRF); Genetic variability; Molecular epidemiology; Unique recombinant form (URF)

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ASIA; CHINA; EPIDEMIC; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INDIA; INFECTION CONTROL; JAPAN; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MORBIDITY; MYANMAR; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; THAILAND; VIET NAM; VIRUS CLASSIFICATION; VIRUS RECOMBINANT; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 39449129635     PISSN: 10035125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12250-007-0043-y     Document Type: Review

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