Connectivity of HIV epidemics in the republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation
- Authors: Kireev D.E.1, Kirichenko A.A.1, Osadchaya O.A.1, Saleeva D.V.1, Lapovok I.A.1, Lopatukhin A.E.1, Shlykova A.V.1, Ladnaia N.N.1, Grigoryan T.R.2, Petrosyan A.R.2, Sargatyan T.A.2, Hovakimyan E.M.2, Martoyan S.V.3, Kazaryan O.K.2, Hovsepyan T.V.2, Sarkisyants N.K.2, Pokrovsky V.V.1, Akimkin V.G.1
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Affiliations:
- Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being
- National Center for Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia
- National Center for Infectious Diseasesм, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia
- Issue: Vol 13, No 3 (2023)
- Pages: 27-34
- Section: Epidemic Situation
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/2226-6976/article/view/625008
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18565/epidem.2023.13.3.27–34
- ID: 625008
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Abstract
Objective. Genetic characterization of HIV variants circulating among the citizens of Republic of Armenia and assessment of the connectivity of HIV epidemics between Republic of Armenia and the Russian Federation.
Materials and methods. 1009 HIV nucleotide sequences of the pol region and accompanying depersonalized information about patients obtained under the orders of the Government of the Russian Federation carried out in 2016–2021 were studied. To assess the connectivity of the HIV epidemic, sequences from the Los Alamos database and the collection of Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being were also analyzed. The BLAST tool, phylogenetic and cluster analysis were applied to the resulting pool of sequences.
Results. Among the analyzed HIV sequences of Armenian citizens, 87.2% belonged to subsubtype A6, 5.6% - to subtype B, 2.7% – to CRF63_02A6, and 1.9% – to CRF02_AG. Other genetic variants were less common (1%). The largest number of genetically related HIV sequences were of Russian origin (44.52%), followed by the origin from Republic of Belarus (10.59%) and the USA (8.04%). Using cluster analysis, it was found that significantly more often mixed AM-RU clusters consisted of male patients with homosexual transmission, living in the suburbs of Yerevan, whose infection presumably occurred in Russia.
Conclusion. Bioinformatic analysis of HIV nucleotide sequences obtained from citizens of the Republic of Armenia, in combination with HIV genetic variants available today, has shown a high genetic similarity between the HIV sequences in Armenia and the Russian Federation.
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Dmitry E. Kireev
Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being
Author for correspondence.
Email: dmitkireev@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7896-2379
Cand. Biol. Sci., Head, Laboratory for Diagnostics and Molecular Epidemiology of HIV Infection
Russian Federation, MoscowAlina A. Kirichenko
Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being
Email: kotova-kirichenko@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7116-0138
Researcher, Laboratory for Diagnostics and Molecular Epidemiology of HIV Infection
Russian Federation, MoscowOlga A. Osadchaya
Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being
Email: osadchaya96@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1543-5579
Junior Researcher, Laboratory of Diagnostics and Molecular Epidemiology of HIV Infection
Russian Federation, MoscowDaria V. Saleeva
Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being
Email: dasha_saleeva@inbox.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-5870-5594
Researcher, Laboratory of Diagnostics and Molecular Epidemiology of HIV-infection
Russian Federation, MoscowIlya A. Lapovok
Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being
Email: i_lapovok@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6328-1415
Cand. Biol. Sci., Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Diagnostics and Molecular Epidemiology of HIV-infection
Russian Federation, MoscowAlexey E. Lopatukhin
Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being
Email: a.lopatukhin@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2826-699X
Researcher, Laboratory of Diagnostics and Molecular Epidemiology of HIV-infection
Russian Federation, MoscowAnastasia V. Shlykova
Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being
Email: murzakova_a.v@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1390-8021
Researcher, Laboratory of Diagnostics and Molecular Epidemiology of HIV-infection
Russian Federation, MoscowNatalia N. Ladnaia
Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being
Email: nladnaia@hotmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2994-151X
Cand. Biol. Sci., Senior Researcher
Russian Federation, MoscowTrdat R. Grigoryan
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia
Email: gtrdat@yahoo.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7319-7444
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
Armenia, YerevanArshak R. Petrosyan
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia
Email: a_petrosyan@list.ru
Laboratory Physician, Laboratory of PCR, Microbiology, Virology and Genetics
Armenia, YerevanTatevik A. Sargatyan
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia
Email: sarhatyantatev@mail.ru
Laboratory Doctor, Laboratories of PCR, Microbiology, Virology, and Genetics
Armenia, YerevanErmis M. Hovakimyan
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia
Email: hovakimyan80@mail.ru
Head, Сlinical Department
Armenia, YerevanSiranush V. Martoyan
National Center for Infectious Diseasesм, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia
Email: smartoyan@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2067-9503
Epidemiologist
Armenia, YerevanOvsep K. Kazaryan
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia
Email: hovser.ghazaryan@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5612-8933
Cand. Biol. Sci., Researcher
Armenia, YerevanTamara V. Hovsepyan
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia
Email: thovsep@gmail.com
Head of Laboratory
Armenia, YerevanNarina K. Sarkisyants
National Center for Infectious Diseases, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia
Email: sknarina70@mail.ru
Cand. Med. Sci., Deputy Director
Armenia, YerevanVadim V. Pokrovsky
Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being
Email: pokrovsky.vad@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9514-7288
Professor, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, MD, Head, Specialized Research Department of Epidemiology and Prevention of AIDS
Russian Federation, MoscowVasily G. Akimkin
Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Russian Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being
Email: vgakimkin@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-4228-9044
Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, MD, Director
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