Background: International travel plays a role in the spread of HIV-1 across Europe. It is, however, not known whether international travel is more important for spread of the epidemic as compared to endogenous infections within single countries. In this study, phylogenetic associations among HIV of newly diagnosed patients were determined across Europe. Results: Data came from the SPREAD programme which collects samples of newly diagnosed patients that are representative for national HIV epidemics. 4260 pol sequences from 25 European countries and Israel collected in 2002–2007 were included. We identified 457 clusters including 1330 persons (31.2% of all patients). The cluster size ranged between 2 and 28. A number of 987 patients (74.2%) were part of a cluster that consisted only of patients originating from the same country. In addition, 135 patients (10.2%) were in a cluster including only individuals from neighboring countries. Finally, 208 patients (15.6%) clustered with individuals from countries without a common border. Clustering with patients from the same country was less prevalent in patients being infected with B subtype (P-value <0.0001), in men who have sex with men (P-value <0.0001), and in recently infected patients (P-value =0.045). Conclusions: Our findings indicate that the transmission of HIV-1 in Europe is predominantly occurring between patients from the same country. This could have implications for HIV-1 transmission prevention programmes. Because infections through travelling between countries is not frequently observed it is important to have good surveillance of the national HIV-1 epidemics.
Limited cross-border infections in patients newly diagnosed with HIV in Europe / D. Frentz, A..M..J. Wensing, J. Albert, D. Paraskevis, A..B. Abecasis, O. Hamouda, L..B. Jørgensen, C. Kücherer, D. Struck, J..C. Schmit, B. Åsjö, C. Balotta, D. Beshkov, R..J. Camacho, B. Clotet, S. Coughlan, S. De Wit, A. Griskevicius, Z. Grossman, A. Horban, T. Kolupajeva, K. Korn, L..G. Kostrikis, K. Liitsola, M. Linka, C. Nielsen, D. Otelea, R. Paredes, M. Poljak, E. Puchhammer Stöckl, A. Sönnerborg, D. Stanekova, M. Stanojevic, A..M. Vandamme, C..A..B. Boucher, D..A..M. Van de Vijver, G. Balluch, A..M. Vandamme, J. Vercauteren, I. Derdelinckx, A. Sasse, M. Bogaert, H. Ceunen, A. De Roo, S. De Wit, F. Echahidi, K. Fransen, J..C. Goffard, P. Goubau, E. Goudeseune, J..C. Yombi, P. Lacor, C. Liesnard, M. Moutschen, D. Pierard, R. Rens, Y. Schrooten, D. Vaira, L..P..R. Vandekerckhove, A. Van den Heuvel, B. Van Der Gucht, M. Van Ranst, E. Van Wijngaerden, B. Vandercam, M. Vekemans, C. Verhofstede, N. Clumeck, K. Van Laethem, I. Demetriades, I. Kousiappa, V. Demetriou, J. Hezka, M. Bruckova, M. Linka, L. Machala, C. Nielsen, L..B. Jørgensen, J. Gerstoft, L. Mathiesen, C. Pedersen, H. Nielsen, A. Laursen, B. Kvinesdal, M. Salminen, M. Ristola, K. Liitsola, J. Suni, J. Sutinen, K. Korn, C. Kücherer, T. Berg, P. Braun, G. Poggensee, M. Däumer, J. Eberle, O. Hamouda, H. Heiken, R. Kaiser, H. Knechten, H. Müller, S. Neifer, B. Schmidt, H. Walter, B. Gunsenheimer Bartmeyer, T. Harrer, D. Paraskevis, A. Hatzakis, E. Magiorkinis, E. Hatzitheodorou, C. Haida, A. Zavitsanou, G. Magiorkinis, M. Lazanas, M. Chini, N. Magafas, N. Tsogas, V. Paparizos, S. Kourkounti, A. Antoniadou, A. Papadopoulos, P. Panagopoulos, G. Poulakou, V. Sakka, G. Chryssos, S. Drimis, P. Gargalianos, M. Lelekis, G. Chilomenos, M. Psichogiou, G..L. Daikos, G. Panos, G. Haratsis, T. Kordossis, A. Kontos, G. Koratzanis, M. Theodoridou, G. Mostrou, V. Spoulou, S. Coughlan, C. De Gascun, C. Byrne, M. Duffy, C. Bergin, D. Reidy, G. Farrell, J. Lambert, E. O'Connor, A. Rochford, J. Low, P. Coakely, S. O'Dea, W. Hall, Z. Grossman, I. Levi, D. Chemtob, C. Balotta, M. Franzetti, A. Lai, F. Binda, F. Tramuto, M. Ciccozzi, C. Mussini, G. Angarano, G. Rezza, J..C. Schmit, D. Struck, R. Hemmer, V. Arendt, T. Staub, F. Schneider, F. Roman, A..M..J. Wensing, C..A..B. Boucher, A. van Kessel, P..H..M. van Bentum, K. Brinkman, E..L. de Coul, M..E. van der Ende, I..M. Hoepelman, M. van Kasteren, J. Juttmann, M. Kuipers, N. Langebeek, C. Richter, R..M..W..J. Santegoets, L. Schrijnders Gudde, R. Schuurman, B..J..M. van de Ven, B. Åsjö, V. Ormaasen, P. Aavitsland, A. Horban, I..J. Stanczak, G..P. Stanczak, E. Firlag Burkacka, A. Wiercinska Drapalo, E. Jablonowska, E. Malolepsza, M. Leszczyszyn Pynka, W. Szata, R. Camacho, C. Palma, F. Borges, T. Paixão, V. Duque, F. Araújo, D. Jevtovic, D. Salemovic, D. Stanekova, M. Habekova, M. Mokras, P. Truska, M. Poljak, M. Lunar, D. Babic, J. Tomazic, L. Vidmar, T. Vovko, P. Karner, B. Clotet, P. Domingo, M..J. Galindo, C. Miralles, M..A. del Pozo, E. Ribera, J..A. Iribarren, L. Ruiz, J. de la Torre, F. Vidal, F. Garcia, R. Paredes, J. Albert, A. Heidarian, K. Aperia Peipke, M. Axelsson, M. Mild, A. Karlsson, A. Sönnerborg, A. Thalme, L. Navér, G. Bratt, A. Karlsson, A. Blaxhult, M. Gisslén, B. Svennerholm, I. Bergbrant, P. Björkman, C. Säll, A. Mellgren, A. Lindholm, N. Kuylenstierna, R. Montelius, F. Azimi, B. Johansson, M. Carlsson, E. Johansson, B. Ljungberg, H. Ekvall, A. Strand, S. Mäkitalo, S. Öberg, P. Holmblad, M. Höfer, H. Holmberg, P. Josefson, U. Ryding. - In: RETROVIROLOGY. - ISSN 1742-4690. - 10:1(2013 Apr), pp. 36.1-36.10. [10.1186/1742-4690-10-36]
Limited cross-border infections in patients newly diagnosed with HIV in Europe
C. Balotta;A. Lai;
2013
Abstract
Background: International travel plays a role in the spread of HIV-1 across Europe. It is, however, not known whether international travel is more important for spread of the epidemic as compared to endogenous infections within single countries. In this study, phylogenetic associations among HIV of newly diagnosed patients were determined across Europe. Results: Data came from the SPREAD programme which collects samples of newly diagnosed patients that are representative for national HIV epidemics. 4260 pol sequences from 25 European countries and Israel collected in 2002–2007 were included. We identified 457 clusters including 1330 persons (31.2% of all patients). The cluster size ranged between 2 and 28. A number of 987 patients (74.2%) were part of a cluster that consisted only of patients originating from the same country. In addition, 135 patients (10.2%) were in a cluster including only individuals from neighboring countries. Finally, 208 patients (15.6%) clustered with individuals from countries without a common border. Clustering with patients from the same country was less prevalent in patients being infected with B subtype (P-value <0.0001), in men who have sex with men (P-value <0.0001), and in recently infected patients (P-value =0.045). Conclusions: Our findings indicate that the transmission of HIV-1 in Europe is predominantly occurring between patients from the same country. This could have implications for HIV-1 transmission prevention programmes. Because infections through travelling between countries is not frequently observed it is important to have good surveillance of the national HIV-1 epidemics.
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