Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

The Korean Society for Preventive Medicine (대한예방의학회)
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Introduction of Phylodynamics for Controlling the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Korea

  • Bae, Jong-Myon (Department of Preventive Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine)
  • Received : 2018.07.02
  • Accepted : 2018.10.22
  • Published : 2018.11.30
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Abstract

As over 1000 new cases of HIV/AIDS occur in Korea annually, preventive health programs against HIV/AIDS are urgently needed. Since phylodynamic studies have been suggested as a way to understand how infectious diseases are transmitted and evolve, phylodynamic inferences can be a useful tool for HIV/AIDS research. In particular, phylodynamic models are helpful for dating the origins of an epidemic and estimating its basic reproduction number. Thus, the introduction of phylodynamics would be a highly valuable step towards controlling the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Korea.

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