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Economic Recession and Emergence of an HIV-1 Outbreak among Drug Injectors in Athens Metropolitan Area: A Longitudinal Study

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  • Dimitrios Paraskevis
  • Georgios Nikolopoulos
  • Anastasios Fotiou
  • Chrissa Tsiara
  • Dimitra Paraskeva
  • Vana Sypsa
  • Marios Lazanas
  • Panagiotis Gargalianos
  • Mina Psichogiou
  • Athanasios Skoutelis
  • Lucas Wiessing
  • Samuel R Friedman
  • Don C d e s Jarlais
  • Manina Terzidou
  • Jenny Kremastinou
  • Meni Malliori
  • Angelos Hatzakis

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Background: During 2011, a dramatic increase (1600%) of reported HIV-1 infections among injecting drug users (IDUs) was noted in Athens, Greece. We herein assess the potential causal pathways associated with this outbreak. Methods: Our study employed high resolution HIV-1 phylogenetic and phylogeographic analyses. We examined also longitudinal data of ecological variables such as the annual growth of gross domestic product (GDP) of Greece in association with HIV-1 and HCV sentinel prevalence in IDUs, unemployment and homelessness rates and HIV transmission networks in Athens IDUs before and during economic recession (2008–2012). Results: IDU isolates sampled in 2011 and 2012 suggested transmission networks in 94.6% and 92.7% of the cases in striking contrast with the sporadic networking (5%) during 1998–2009. The geographic origin of most HIV-1 isolates was consistent with the recently documented migratory waves in Greece. The decline in GDP was inversely correlated with annual prevalence rates of HIV and HCV and with unemployment and homelessness rates in IDUs (all p

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  • Dimitrios Paraskevis & Georgios Nikolopoulos & Anastasios Fotiou & Chrissa Tsiara & Dimitra Paraskeva & Vana Sypsa & Marios Lazanas & Panagiotis Gargalianos & Mina Psichogiou & Athanasios Skoutelis & , 2013. "Economic Recession and Emergence of an HIV-1 Outbreak among Drug Injectors in Athens Metropolitan Area: A Longitudinal Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(11), pages 1-10, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0078941
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078941
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