Open AccessSpatial phylodynamics of HIV-1 epidemic emergence in east Africa
Author(s) -
Rebecca Gray,
Andrew J. Tatem,
Susanna L. Lamers,
Wei Hou,
Oliver Laeyendecker,
David SánchezOliva,
Nelson Sewankambo,
Ronald H. Gray,
Maria J. Wawer,
Thomas C. Quinn,
Maureen M. Goodenow,
Marco Salemi
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
aids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.195
H-Index - 216
eISSN - 1473-5571
pISSN - 0269-9370
DOI - 10.1097/qad.0b013e32832faf61
Subject(s) - viral phylodynamics , geography , population , geospatial analysis , demographic history , population growth , pandemic , demography , biology , environmental health , medicine , cartography , genetics , phylogenetics , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , pathology , sociology , gene , genetic diversity
We sought to investigate the evolutionary and historical reasons for the different epidemiological patterns of HIV-1 in the early epidemic. In order to characterize the demographic history of HIV-1 subtypes A and D in east Africa, we examined molecular epidemiology, geographical and historical data.