| Publication Abstract Display |
| Type: Published Manuscript |
| Title: First appearance of HIV-1 CRF07_BC and CRF08_BC outside China. |
| Authors: Chen X, Ye M, Pang W, Smith DM, Zhang C, Zheng Y |
| Year: 2017 |
| Publication: AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses |
| Volume: 33 Issue: 1 Pages: 74-76 |
| Abstract:Neither full length genomic sequence of CRF07_BC nor that of CRF08_BC was found in any other countries since they originated in Yunnan, China in early 1990s. Here, we first report that CRF07_BC and CRF08_BC appeared among IDUs in Shan state of Myanmar bordering Yunnan, and confirmed that they spread from China to Myanmar. The introduction of CRF07_BC and CRF08_BC in northern Myanmar may forebode a changing subtype epidemic in Southeast Asia. |