title: Emerging issues in AIDS: variant strains of human immunodeficiency virus and its subtypes.
abstract: The emergence of variant strains of HIV has triggered the need for active local, national, and global surveillance. Some new strains identified in the US cannot be detected reliably with current test kits--a problem with important implications for blood safety and for diagnosis and prevention of AIDS.
authors.affiliation: New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Trenton, USA.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cross
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pierce
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pizzuti
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: L Z
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Ziskin
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000821:virology; D001771:Blood Banks / Q000592:standards; D001782:Blood Donors; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D014644:Genetic Variation; D014943:Global Health; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology