Why Do New Strains of HIV Spread Slowly? (IMAGE)

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Why Do New Strains of HIV Spread Slowly?

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Single strains of HIV entered distinct populations across the world to establish local epidemics. Once established, these epidemics are resilient to the introduction of new strains, thus conserving "founder effects."

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Ferdinandy et al.

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