Open AccessNew Subtype B Containing HIV-1 Circulating Recombinant of sub-Saharan Africa Origin in Nigerian Men Who Have Sex With Men
Author(s) -
Erik Billings,
GH Kijak,
Eric SandersBuell,
Nicaise Ndembi,
OʼSullivan Am,
Sylvia Adebajo,
Afoke Kokogho,
Mark Milazzo,
Kara Lombardi,
Stefan Baral,
Rebecca G. Nowak,
Habib O. Ramadhani,
Robert A. Gramzinski,
Robb Ml,
NL Michael,
Charurat Me,
Ake J,
Crowell Ta,
Sodsai Tovanabutra
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000002076
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , recombinant dna , virology , medicine , men who have sex with men , immunology , biology , genetics , gene , syphilis
HIV-1 circulating recombinant forms (CRF) containing subtype B are uncommon in sub-Saharan Africa. Prevalent infections observed during enrollment of a prospective study of men who have sex with men (MSM) from Lagos, Nigeria, revealed the presence of a family of subtype B and CRF02_AG recombinants. This report describes the HIV-1 genetic diversity within a high-risk, high-prevalence, and previously undersampled cohort of Nigerian MSM.