Background Since 1982, HIV-1 epidemics have evolved to different scenarios in terms of transmission routes, subtype distribution and characteristics of transmission clusters. We investigated the evolutionary history of HIV-1 subtype B in south Spain. Patients & Methods We studied all newly diagnosed HIV-1 subtype B patients in East Andalusia during the 2005–2012 period. For the analysis, we used the reverse transcriptase and protease sequences from baseline resistance, and the Trugene® HIV Genotyping kit (Siemens, Barcelona, Spain). Subtyping was done with REGA v3.0. The maximum likelihood trees constructed with RAxML were used to study HIV-1 clustering. Phylogeographic and phylodynamic profiles were studied by Bayesian inference methods with BEAST v1.7.5 and SPREAD v1.0.6. Results Of the 493 patients infected with HIV-1 subtype B, 234 grouped into 55 clusters, most of which were small (44 clusters ≤ 5 patients, 31 with 2 patients, 13 with 3). The rest (133/234) were grouped into 11 clusters with ≥ 5 patients, and most (82%, 109/133) were men who have sex with men (MSM) grouped into 8 clusters. The association with clusters was more frequent in Spanish (p = 0.02) men (p< 0.001), MSM (p<0.001) younger than 35 years (p = 0.001) and with a CD4+ T-cell count above 350 cells/ul (p<0.001). We estimated the date of HIV-1 subtype B regional epidemic diversification around 1970 (95% CI: 1965–1987), with an evolutionary rate of 2.4 (95%CI: 1.7–3.1) x 10−3 substitutions/site/year. Most clusters originated in the 1990s in MSMs. We observed exponential subtype B HIV-1 growth in 1980–1990 and 2005–2008. The most significant migration routes for subtype B went from inland cities to seaside locations. Conclusions We provide the first data on the phylodynamic and phylogeographic profiles of HIV-1 subtype B in south Spain. Our findings of transmission clustering among MSMs should alert healthcare managers to enhance preventive measures in this risk group in order to prevent future outbreaks.
Servicio de Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Complejo Hospitalario e Instituto de Investigación IBS, Granada, Spain;Servicio de Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Complejo Hospitalario e Instituto de Investigación IBS, Granada, Spain;Servicio de Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Complejo Hospitalario e Instituto de Investigación IBS, Granada, Spain;Servicio de Infecciosas, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain;Servicio de Infecciosas, Hospital Ciudad de Jaén, Jaén, Spain;Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Torrecárdenas, Almería, Spain;Servicio de Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain;Servicio de Infecciosas, Hospital de Poniente, Almería, Spain;Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom;Servicio de Microbiología Clínica, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Complejo Hospitalario e Instituto de Investigación IBS, Granada, Spain
Recommended Citation:
Santiago Pérez-Parra,Natalia Chueca,Marta Álvarez,et al. Phylodynamic and Phylogeographic Profiles of Subtype B HIV-1 Epidemics in South Spain[J]. PLOS ONE,2016-01-01,11(12)