Kazennova,E.V., Bobkov,A.F.

Sybtypies of human immunodeficiency virus, type 1: the classification, the origin and spread in the Europe

Ivanovsky Research Institute of Virology, Moscow, Russia

The modern classification of human immunodeficiency viruses of type 1 (HIV-1) is presented. The hypotheses concerning the origin of this virus are discussed. The data on the spread of the subtypes of HIV-1 in different countries of Western and Eastern Europe and in different risk groups are presented.
Zh. Mikrobiol. (Moscow), 2003, No. 1, P. 90—96