J Prev Med Public Health.  2018 Nov;51(6):326-328. 10.3961/jpmph.18.150.

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

• Bae JM

• KMID: 2430455
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.18.150

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.

Keyword

Infectious disease transmission; Molecular epidemiology; Biological evolution; Human immunodeficiency virus; Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Epidemics

MeSH Terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Basic Reproduction Number
Biological Evolution
Communicable Diseases
Disease Transmission, Infectious
HIV
Korea*
Molecular Epidemiology