Molecular epidemiology in the HIV and SARS-CoV-2 pandemics.

Abstract:

PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The aim of this review was to compare and contrast the application of molecular epidemiology approaches for the improved management and understanding of the HIV versus SARS-CoV-2 epidemics. RECENT FINDINGS:Molecular biology approaches, including PCR and whole genome sequencing (WGS), have become powerful tools for epidemiological investigation. PCR approaches form the basis for many high-sensitivity diagnostic tests and can supplement traditional contact tracing and surveillance strategies to define risk networks and transmission patterns. WGS approaches can further define the causative agents of disease, trace the origins of the pathogen, and clarify routes of transmission. When coupled with clinical datasets, such as electronic medical record data, these approaches can investigate co-correlates of disease and pathogenesis. In the ongoing HIV epidemic, these approaches have been effectively deployed to identify treatment gaps, transmission clusters and risk factors, though significant barriers to rapid or real-time implementation remain critical to overcome. Likewise, these approaches have been successful in addressing some questions of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and pathogenesis, but the nature and rapid spread of the virus have posed additional challenges. SUMMARY:Overall, molecular epidemiology approaches offer unique advantages and challenges that complement traditional epidemiological tools for the improved understanding and management of epidemics.

journal_name

Curr Opin HIV AIDS

authors

Lorenzo-Redondo R,Ozer EA,Achenbach CJ,D'Aquila RT,Hultquist JF

doi

10.1097/COH.0000000000000660

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2021-01-01 00:00:00

pages

11-24

issue

1

eissn

1746-630X

issn

1746-6318

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16

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