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Differential patterns of post-migration HIV-1 infection acquisition among Portu...
Pimentel, Victor Figueiredo; Pingarilho, Marta; Sole, Giordano; Alves, Daniela; Miranda, Mafalda; Diogo, Isabel; Fernandes, Sandra; Pineda-pena, AndreaOBJECTIVE: To investigate the dynamics of phylogenetic transmission clusters involving immigrants of Portuguese Speaking Countries living in Portugal. DESIGN/METHODS: We included genomic sequences, sociodemographic and clinical data from 772 HIV migrants followed in Portugal between 2001 and 2017. To reconstruct HIV-1 transmission clusters, we applied phylogenetic inference from 16 454 patients: 772 migrants, 2...
HIV-1 Infection in Cyprus, the Eastern Mediterranean European Frontier
Pineda-Peña, Andrea Clemencia; Theys, Kristof; Stylianou, Dora C.; Demetriades, Ioannis; Puchhammer, Elisabeth; Vandamme, Anne Mieke; Aleksiev, IvailoSince HIV-1 treatment is increasingly considered an effective preventionstrategy, it is important to study local HIV-1 epidemics to formulate tailored preventionpolicies. The prevalence of HIV-1 in Cyprus was historically low until 2005. To investigatethe shift in epidemiological trends, we studied the transmission dynamics of HIV-1 in Cyprususing a densely sampled Cypriot HIV-1 transmission cohort that include...