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ArticleFrontiers in epidemiology2025

Phylodynamics analysis of HIV epidemic history in Belarus in 1987-2022.

Alexander Kirpich, Alina Nemira, Ayotomiwa E Adeniyi, Aleksandr Shishkin, Anastasia S Bunas, Natalya D Kolomiets, Irina N Glinskaya, Yuriy Gankin, Elena L Gasich, Pavel Skums

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Alexander KirpichDepartment of Population Health Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Alina NemiraDepartment of Computer Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Ayotomiwa E AdeniyiDepartment of Computer Science, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Aleksandr ShishkinDepartment of Population Health Sciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, United States.
Anastasia S BunasLaboratory for the Diagnosis of HIV and Opportunistic Infections, Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Public Health, Minsk, Belarus.
Natalya D KolomietsDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Diagnostics, and Epidemiology, Belarusian State Medical University, Minsk, Belarus.
Irina N GlinskayaDivision of HIV Infection and Parenteral Viral Hepatitis Prevention, Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Public Health, Minsk, Belarus.
Yuriy GankinQuantori, Cambridge, MA, United States.
Elena L GasichLaboratory for the Diagnosis of HIV and Opportunistic Infections, Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Public Health, Minsk, Belarus.
Pavel SkumsSchool of Computing, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States.

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Abstract

This paper presents the first systematic molecular epidemiology study of the HIV epidemic in Belarus, an Eastern European country that, like much of Eastern Europe and including the Post-Soviet region, has been largely understudied in relation to HIV epidemics. HIV sequences collected nationwide between January 2018 and May 2022 were analyzed using phylogenetic and phylodynamic methods. The findings reveal two distinct epidemic waves spanning 1997-2005 and 2009-2018, each driven by different dominant modes of transmission. The study also identifies potential introductions and intra-country transmission routes, emphasizing the pivotal role of the capital city and eastern industrial hubs within Belarus in shaping the epidemic's trajectory. This work addresses an important gap in understanding HIV dynamics in Eastern Europe.

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BelarusHIVinfectious diseasesmolecular epidemiologyphylodynamics

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