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Given the large amount of mutation in this variant, theory point to high likelihood of this being evolved from a single individual with compromised immune syste
by Aperocky 5y ago
Given the large amount of mutation in this variant, theory point to high likelihood of this being evolved from a single individual with compromised immune system, likely a person in advanced stages of HIV infection.
Source: https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/new-concerning-variant-b11529 https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/new-concernin...
Globally speaking, most of the HIV positives live in sub-saharan Africa, with South Africa having 17.30% of adults carrying HIV, and countries around it in similar ballpark. This points to the variant being evolved in South Africa or its neighbors
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_HIV/AIDS_adult_prevalence_rate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_HIV/AIDS_...