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SUBMITTER: Wertheim JO
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5067842 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct/Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wertheim Joel O JO Oster Alexandra M AM Hernandez Angela L AL Saduvala Neeraja N Bañez Ocfemia M Cheryl MC Hall H Irene HI
AIDS research and human retroviruses 20160519 10-11
The majority of HIV infections in the United States can be traced back to a single introduction in late 1960s or early 1970s. However, it remains unclear whether subsequent introductions of HIV into the United States have given rise to onward transmission. Genetic transmission networks can aid in understanding HIV transmission. We constructed a genetic distance-based transmission network using HIV-1 pol sequences reported to the U.S. National HIV Surveillance System (n = 41,539) and all publicly ...[more]