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Longitudinal typing of molecular HIV clusters in a statewide epidemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

HIV molecular epidemiology is increasingly integrated into public health prevention. We conducted cluster typing to enhance characterization of a densely sampled statewide epidemic towards informing public health.

Methods

We identified HIV clusters, categorized them into types, and evaluated their dynamics between 2004 and 2019 in Rhode Island. We grouped sequences by diagnosis year, assessed cluster changes between paired phylogenies, t0 and t1, representing adjacent years and categorized clusters as stable (cluster in t0 phylogeny = cluster in t1 phylogeny) or unstable (cluster in t0 ≠ cluster in t1). Unstable clusters were further categorized as emerging (t1 phylogeny only) or growing (larger in t1 phylogeny). We determined proportions of each cluster type, of individuals in each cluster type, and of newly diagnosed individuals in each cluster type, and assessed trends over time.

Results

A total of 1727 individuals with available HIV-1 subtype B pol sequences were diagnosed in Rhode Island by 2019. Over time, stable clusters and individuals in them dominated the epidemic, increasing over time, with reciprocally decreasing unstable clusters and individuals in them. Conversely, proportions of newly diagnosed individuals in unstable clusters significantly increased. Within unstable clusters, proportions of emerging clusters and of individuals in them declined; whereas proportions of newly diagnosed individuals in growing clusters significantly increased over time.

Conclusion

Distinct molecular cluster types were identified in the Rhode Island epidemic. Cluster dynamics demonstrated increasing stable and decreasing unstable clusters driven by growing, rather than emerging clusters, suggesting consistent in-state transmission networks. Cluster typing could inform public health beyond conventional approaches and direct interventions.

SUBMITTER: Novitsky V

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8373695 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Longitudinal typing of molecular HIV clusters in a statewide epidemic.

Novitsky Vlad V Steingrimsson Jon J Howison Mark M Dunn Casey C Gillani Fizza S FS Manne Akarsh A Li Yuanning Y Spence Matthew M Parillo Zoanne Z Fulton John J Marak Theodore T Chan Philip P Bertrand Thomas T Bandy Utpala U Alexander-Scott Nicole N Hogan Joseph J Kantor Rami R

AIDS (London, England) 20210901 11

<h4>Background</h4>HIV molecular epidemiology is increasingly integrated into public health prevention. We conducted cluster typing to enhance characterization of a densely sampled statewide epidemic towards informing public health.<h4>Methods</h4>We identified HIV clusters, categorized them into types, and evaluated their dynamics between 2004 and 2019 in Rhode Island. We grouped sequences by diagnosis year, assessed cluster changes between paired phylogenies, t0 and t1, representing adjacent y ...[more]

PMID: 34033589

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Longitudinal typing of molecular HIV clusters in a statewide epidemic.

Background

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Longitudinal typing of molecular HIV clusters in a statewide epidemic.

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