Introduction of Phylodynamics for Controlling the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Korea.

ABSTRACT: As over 1000 new cases of HIV/AIDS occur in Korea annually, preventive health programs against HIV/AIDS are urgently needed. Since phylodynamic studies have been suggested as a way to understand how infectious diseases are transmitted and evolve, phylodynamic inferences can be a useful tool for HIV/AIDS research. In particular, phylodynamic models are helpful for dating the origins of an epidemic and estimating its basic reproduction number. Thus, the introduction of phylodynamics would be a highly valuable step towards controlling the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Korea.

SUBMITTER: Bae JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6283738 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature