Human migration is a major process that shaped the origin and dissemination of HIV. Within
HIV-1, subtype B (HIV-1B) is the most disseminated variant and it is assumed to be the …

Neutralizing antibodies (nAbs) are a high priority for vaccines that aim to prevent the
acquisition of HIV-1 infection. Vaccine effectiveness will depend on the extent to which …

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) genetic diversity, due to its high evolutionary
rate, has long been identified as a main cause of problems in the development of an efficient …

Paramyxoviruses are responsible for considerable disease burden in human and wildlife
populations: measles and mumps continue to affect the health of children worldwide, while …

The devastating consequences of AIDS pandemic will probably only be controlled when a
vaccine is developed that is safe, effective, affordable, and simple enough to permit …

Since DNA sequencing techniques first became available almost 30 years ago, the amount
of nucleic acid sequence data has increased enormously. Phylogenetics, which is widely …

Selecting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) sequences for inclusion within vaccines has
been a difficult problem, as circulating HIV strains evolve relentlessly and become …

Objective: HIV-1 subtype B infections are associated with MSM in the UK. Yet, around 13%
of subtype B infections are found in those reporting heterosexual contact as transmission …

Recently, there has been much debate about the prospects of eliminating HIV from high
endemic countries by a test-and-treat strategy. This strategy entails regular HIV testing in the …

Objective: To investigate the origin and to reconstruct the onset date of the HIV-1 subtype C
epidemic in Brazil. Design: Three independent datasets of subtype C sequences isolated …