Understanding the Emergence of HIV-2 Group F, a Novel, Pathogenic HIV-2 Indigenous to Sierra Leone
<p> Background: AIDS is caused by infection with pathogenic strains of HIV-1 or 2. HIV-2 is broken into 9 groups, A-I. Groups A and B are epidemic in West Africa while the remaining groups are individual cases and are not known to be pathogenic. HIV-2F is an exception being both pathogenic and...
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Tulane University, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
2015
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| Online Access: | http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3734417 |