Combining epidemiological and genetic networks signifies the importance of early treatment in HIV-1 transmission

• Main Authors: Zarrabi, Narges., Prosperi, Mattia C. F., Belleman, Robert G., Colafigli, Manuela., De Luca, Andrea., Sloot, Peter M. A.
• Other Authors: School of Computer Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Computer science and engineering::Computer applications::Life and medical sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/94521; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/9348
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Inferring disease transmission networks is important in epidemiology in order to understand and prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Reconstruction of the infection transmission networks requires insight into viral genome data as well as social interactions. For the HIV-1 epidemic, current res...