Investigating cross-clade immune responses in HIV-1 subtype C-infected individuals from South Africa: implications for HIV vaccine design

Background An effective HIV vaccine remains the main hope for controlling the HIV epidemic and is a global health priority. The genetic diversity of the virus across the globe is a major impediment to developing an effective vaccine. Whether a universal vaccine is possible still remain elusive. Ther...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zembe, Lycias
Other Authors: Burgers, Wendy
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22022