The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic continues to grow at an alarming rate,
with a further 5 million new infections in 2003. Some 3.5 million of these were in sub …

The reconstruction of the epidemic history of several HIV populations, by using methods that
infer the population history from sampled gene sequence data, has revealed important …

There are multiple subtypes of HIV-1 circulating worldwide, but recently, subtype C has
become highly prevalent, particularly in certain geographic regions. It is unclear whether the …

The extensive genetic diversity of HIV-1 is a major challenge for the prevention and
treatment of HIV-1 infections. Subtype C accounts for most of the HIV-1 infections in the …

Since the ignition of the HIV-1 group M pandemic in the beginning of the 20th century, group
M lineages have spread heterogeneously throughout the world. Subtype C spread rapidly …

Background The global spread of HIV-1 has been accompanied by the emergence of
genetically distinct viral strains. Over the past two decades subtype C viruses, which …

The HIV-1 subtype C accounts for an important fraction of HIV infections in east Africa, but
little is known about the genetic characteristics and evolutionary history of this epidemic …

Objective To investigate the geographical origin and evolution dynamics of HIV-1 subtype C
infection in India. Design Ninety HIV-1 subtype C env gp120 subtype C sequences from …

HIV has spread at an alarming rate in South Africa, making it the country with the highest
number of HIV infections. Several studies have investigated the histories of HIV-1 subtype C …

The diversity of HIV-1 and its propensity to generate escape mutants present fundamental
challenges to control efforts, including HIV vaccine design. Intra-host diversification of HIV is …