Phylodynamic analysis of HIV-1 subtypes B, C and CRF 02_AG in Senegal

Publication date: Available online 14 November 2019Source: EpidemicsAuthor(s): Fabrícia F. Nascimento, Stefan Baral, Lily Geidelberg, Christinah Mukandavire, Sheree R. Schwartz, Gnilane Turpin, Nguissali Turpin, Daouda Diouf, Nafissatou Leye Diouf, Karleen Coly, Coumba Toure Kane, Cheikh Ndour, Peter Vickerman, Marie-Claude Boily, Erik M. VolzAbstractSurveillance of HIV epidemics in key populations and in developing countries is often challenging due to sparse, incomplete, or low-quality data. Analysis of HIV sequence data can provide an alternative source of information about epidemic history, population structure, and transmission patterns. To understand HIV-1 dynamics and transmission patterns in Senegal, we carried out model-based phylodynamic analyses using the structured-coalescent approach using HIV-1 sequence data from three different subgroups: reproductive aged males and females from the adult Senegalese population and men who have sex with other men (MSM). We fitted these phylodynamic analyses to time-scaled phylogenetic trees individually for subtypes C and CRF 02_AG, and for the combined data for subtypes B, C and CRF 02_AG. In general, the combined analysis showed a decreasing proportion of effective number of infections among all reproductive aged adults relative to MSM. However, we observed a nearly time-invariant distribution for subtype CRF 02_AG and an increasing trend for subtype C on the proportion of effective number of infections. The population attrib...
Source: Epidemics - Category: Epidemiology Source Type: research