Open AccessHIV Care Prioritization Using Phylogenetic Branch Length
Author(s) -
Niema Moshiri,
Davey M Smith,
Siavash Mirarab
Publication year - 2021
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.0000000000002612
Subject(s) - prioritization , phylogenetic tree , transmission (telecommunications) , public health , set (abstract data type) , data set , computer science , biology , medicine , genetics , artificial intelligence , engineering , management science , nursing , telecommunications , gene , programming language
The structure of the HIV transmission networks can be dictated by just a few individuals. Public health intervention, such as ensuring people living with HIV adhere to antiretroviral therapy and remain virally suppressed, can help control the spread of the virus. However, such intervention requires using limited public health resource allocations. Determining which individuals are most at risk of transmitting HIV could allow public health officials to focus their limited resources on these individuals.