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ArticlePloS one2017

High prevalence and diversity of HIV-1 non-B genetic forms due to immigration in southern Spain: A phylogeographic approach.

Santiago Pérez-Parra, Natalia Chueca, Marta Álvarez, Juan Pasquau, Mohamed Omar, Antonio Collado, David Vinuesa, Ana Belen Lozano, Gonzalo Yebra, Federico García

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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10 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Santiago Pérez-ParraServicio de Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Campus de la Salud e Instituto de Investigación IBS, Granada, Spain.
Natalia ChuecaServicio de Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Campus de la Salud e Instituto de Investigación IBS, Granada, Spain.
Marta ÁlvarezServicio de Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Campus de la Salud e Instituto de Investigación IBS, Granada, Spain.
Juan PasquauServicio de Infecciosas, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain.
Mohamed OmarServicio de Infecciosas, Hospital Ciudad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain.
Antonio ColladoServicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Torrecárdenas, Almería, Spain.
David VinuesaServicio de Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain.
Ana Belen LozanoServicio de Infecciosas, Hospital de Poniente, Almería, Spain.
Gonzalo YebraThe Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.
Federico GarcíaServicio de Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Campus de la Salud e Instituto de Investigación IBS, Granada, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7611-781X
Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada · ESComplejo Hospitalario de Jaén · ESComplejo Hospitalario Torrecárdenas · ESHospital de Poniente · ESHospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves · ESRoslin Institute · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phylogenetic studies are a valuable tool to understand viral transmission patterns and the role of immigration in HIV-1 spread. We analyzed the spatio-temporal relationship of different HIV-1 non-B subtype variants over time using phylogenetic analysis techniques. We collected 693 pol (PR+RT) sequences that were sampled from 2005 to 2012 from naïve patients in different hospitals in southern Spain. We used REGA v3.0 to classify them into subtypes and recombinant forms, which were confirmed by phylogenetic analysis through maximum likelihood (ML) using RAxML. For the main HIV-1 non-B variants, publicly available, genetically similar sequences were sought using HIV-BLAST. The presence of HIV-1 lineages circulating in our study population was established using ML and Bayesian inference (BEAST v1.7.5) and transmission networks were identified. We detected 165 (23.4%) patients infected with HIV-1 non-B variants: 104 (63%) with recombinant viruses in pol: CRF02_AG (71, 43%), CRF14_BG (8, 4.8%), CRF06_cpx (5, 3%) and nine other recombinant forms (11, 6.7%) and unique recombinants (9, 5.5%). The rest (61, 37%) were infected with non-recombinant subtypes: A1 (30, 18.2%), C (7, [4.2%]), D (3, [1.8%]), F1 (9, 5.5%) and G (12, 7.3%). Most patients infected with HIV-1 non-B variants were men (63%, p < 0.001) aged over 35 (73.5%, p < 0.001), heterosexuals (92.2%, p < 0.001), from Africa (59.5%, p < 0.001) and living in the El Ejido area (62.4%, p<0.001). We found lineages of epidemiological relevance (mainly within Subtype A1), imported primarily through female sex workers from East Europe. We detected 11 transmission clusters of HIV-1 non-B Subtypes, which included patients born in Spain in half of them. We present the phylogenetic profiles of the HIV-1 non-B variants detected in southern Spain, and explore their putative geographical origins. Our data reveals a high HIV-1 genetic diversity likely due to the import of viral lineages that circulate in other countries. The highly immigrated El Ejido area acts as a gateway through which different subtypes are introduced into other regions, hence the importance of setting up epidemiological control measures to prevent future outbreaks.

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HIV-1HIV InfectionsHumansPhylogeographyPrevalenceSpain

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