The Role of Viral Introductions in Sustaining Community-Based HIV Epidemics in Rural Uganda: Evidence from Spatial Clustering, Phylogenetics, and Egocentric Transmission Models.

Authors :: Grabowski, Mary K.
Lessler, Justin
Redd, Andrew D.
Kagaayi, Joseph
Laeyendecker, Oliver
Ndyanabo, Anthony
Nelson, Martha I.
Cummings, Derek A. T.
Bwanika, John Baptiste
Mueller, Amy C.
Reynolds, Steven J.
Munshaw, Supriya
Ray, Stuart C.
Lutalo, Tom
Manucci, Jordyn
Tobian, Aaron A. R.
Chang, Larry W.
Beyrer, Chris
Jennings, Jacky M.
Nalugoda, Fred
Source :: PLoS Medicine. Mar2014, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p1-18. 18p. 3 Diagrams, 5 Charts, 2 Graphs, 1 Map.
Publication Year :: 2014
Abstract: : Using different approaches to investigate HIV transmission patterns, Justin Lessler and colleagues find that extra-community HIV introductions are frequent and likely play a role in sustaining the epidemic in the Rakai community. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects :: *HIV infections
*EPIDEMICS
*PHYLOGENY
*COMMUNICABLE diseases
*SEXUALLY transmitted diseases

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