Sources of HIV infections among MSM with a migration background: a viral phylogenetic case study in Amsterdam, the Netherlands ...

Background: Men and women with a migration background comprise an increasing proportion of incident HIV cases across Western Europe. Several studies indicate a substantial proportion acquire HIV post-migration. Methods: We used partial HIV consensus sequences with linked demographic and clinical data from the opt-out ATHENA cohort of people with HIV in the Netherlands to quantify population-level sources of transmission to Dutch-born and foreign-born Amsterdam men who have sex with men (MSM) between 2010-2021. We identified phylogenetically and epidemiologically possible transmission pairs in... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Blenkinsop, Alexandra
Pantazis, Nikos
Kostaki, Evangelia Georgia
Sofocleous, Lysandros
van Sighem, Ard
Bezemer, Daniela
van de Laar, Thijs
van der Valk, Marc
Reiss, Peter
de Bree, Godelieve
Ratmann, Oliver
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
Verlag/Hrsg.: arXiv
Schlagwörter: Populations and Evolution q-bio.PE / FOS: Biological sciences
Sprache: unknown
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29577951
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Link(s) : https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2401.08308

Background: Men and women with a migration background comprise an increasing proportion of incident HIV cases across Western Europe. Several studies indicate a substantial proportion acquire HIV post-migration. Methods: We used partial HIV consensus sequences with linked demographic and clinical data from the opt-out ATHENA cohort of people with HIV in the Netherlands to quantify population-level sources of transmission to Dutch-born and foreign-born Amsterdam men who have sex with men (MSM) between 2010-2021. We identified phylogenetically and epidemiologically possible transmission pairs in local transmission chains and interpreted these in the context of estimated infection dates, quantifying transmission dynamics between sub-populations by world region of birth. Results: We estimate the majority of Amsterdam MSM who acquired their infection locally had a Dutch-born Amsterdam MSM source (56% [53-58%]). Dutch-born MSM were the predominant source population of infections among almost all foreign-born ...