On the contribution of Angola to the initial spread of HIV-1
- Authors: Andrea-Clemencia Pineda-Peña, Jorge Varanda, João Dinis Sousa, Kristof Theys, Inês Bártolo, Thomas Leitner, Nuno Taveira, Anne-Mieke Vandamme, Ana B. Abecasis
- Publication Year: 2016
- Journal: Infection Genetics and Evolution, 46(December), pp 219-222
- Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2016.08.009
HIGHLIGHTS • We show for the first time the role of Angola in the early spread of the HIV epidemic. • The first introduction of HIV-1 to Angola could have occurred between 1910 and 1940. • Migrations out of Kinshasa were directed to Luanda, as much as to other cities of DRC. • Colonial migration […]
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