High diversity of HIV type 1 in Algeria

AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses
Salima BouzeghoubHervé J Fleury

Abstract

We have sequenced different genes of HIV-1 strains from infected individuals recruited in various geographic parts of Algeria; phylogenetic trees were constructed yielding molecular characterization of these strains. Subtype B accounts for 56% of the samples studied and is therefore the predominant subtype, particularly in the north part of the country; but there is a high diversity of the virus including CRF02_AG, CRF06_cpx, CRF02/CRF06 interrecombinants, and different other intersubtype and/or inter-CRF recombinants. The prevalence of these non-B viruses increases in the south part of Algeria that borders sub-Saharan African countries. The high diversity of HIV-1 in Algeria has implications for virological follow-up, resistance surveys, and vaccine design.

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Nov 27, 2008·AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses·Salima BouzeghoubHervé J Fleury
Jul 22, 2009·AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses·Ioanna KousiappaLeondios G Kostrikis
Nov 23, 2010·AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses·Hicham El AnnazHervé Fleury
Nov 4, 2015·AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses·Akila AbdellazizPatricia Recordon-Pinson
Jul 31, 2016·AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses·Awatef El MoussiAmine Slim
Apr 30, 2017·BMC Research Notes·Mohamed A DawUNKNOWN In association with the Libyan Study Group of Hepatitis & HIV
Oct 23, 2020·Journal of Virology·Joris HemelaarUNKNOWN WHO-UNAIDS Network for HIV Isolation and Characterization

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