Abstract

Currently, homosexual transmission has become one of the main routes of HIV-1 spread in China. Furthermore, about 80% Chinese men, who have sex with men (MSM), feel forced to enter eventually into heterosexual marriages due to the Chinese traditional marriage culture, which may cause HIV-1 infection in families. In this study, we identified HIV-1 transmission in a family and the direction of HIV-1 transmission from a MSM to his wife and infant, which indicated Chinese MSM may have become a potential bridge of HIV-1 transmission to their wives and children. Therefore, we need to develop more effective defence measures to prevent the spread of HIV-1 in MSM families in China.

Details

Title
The inference of HIV-1 transmission direction between a man who has sex with men and his heterosexual wife based on the sequences of HIV-1 quasi-species
Author
Zhou, Zehua 1 ; Ma, Ping 2 ; Feng, Yi 3 ; Ou, Weidong 3 ; Wei, Min 4 ; Shao, Yiming 5 

 School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China 
 Nankai University Second People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China 
 National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People’s Republic of China 
 School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China; Nankai University Second People’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China 
 School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China; National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, People’s Republic of China 
Pages
1209-1216
Publication year
2021
Publication date
Dec 2021
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
e-ISSN
22221751
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3190429275
Copyright
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