Highly divergent subtypes and new recombinant forms prevail in the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Angola

Bartolo, Ines; Rocha, Cheila; Bartolomeu, Jose; Gama, Antonio; Marcelino, Rute; Fonseca, Marlene; Mendes, Ana; Epalanga, Marta; Silva, Patricia Cavaco; Taveira, Nuno

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Silva, Patricia Cavaco

Taveira, Nuno

Abstract(s)

Angola, located in South-Western Africa, has a remarkably low HIV/AIDS prevalence in the adult population (3.7%). It is bordered in the North by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Republic of Congo that are at the origin of human HIV-1 infections.