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

Author: Jong Myon BAE ¹
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1. Department of Preventive Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea. jmbae@jejunu.ac.kr
Publication Type:Original Article
Keywords: Infectious disease transmission; Molecular epidemiology; Biological evolution; Human immunodeficiency virus; Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Epidemics
MeSH: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Basic Reproduction Number; Biological Evolution; Communicable Diseases; Disease Transmission, Infectious; HIV; Korea*; Molecular Epidemiology
From:Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health 2018;51(6):326-328
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
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.