[Subtypes of human immunodeficiency virus 1:classification, the origin and circulation in Europe]

E V Kazennova; A F Bobkov

[Subtypes of human immunodeficiency virus 1:classification, the origin and circulation in Europe]

Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol. 2003 Jan-Feb:(1):90-6.

[Article in Russian]

Authors

E V Kazennova¹, A F Bobkov

Affiliation

¹ Ivanovsky Research Institute of Virology, Moscow, Russia.

PMID: 12630364

Abstract

The modern classification of human immunodeficiency viruses of type 1 (HIV-1) is presented. The hypotheses concerning the origin of this virus are discussed. The data on the spread of the subtypes of HIV-1 in different countries of Western and Eastern Europe and in different risk groups are presented.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Europe / epidemiology
Female
HIV Infections / epidemiology*
HIV Infections / transmission*
HIV-1 / classification*
Homosexuality, Male
Humans
Male
Population Dynamics
Risk Factors
Sex Work
Substance Abuse, Intravenous / epidemiology