Unique HIV subtype common in Estonia

  • 2003-10-23
  • By TBT staff
TALLINN - Estonian scientists have established that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) spreading in the nation is different from the virus common in neighboring countries.The HIV subtype common in Estonia comes from Africa and is more contagious and"We first thought this type must be similar to the one in Russia or another adjacent country. But actually we have a totally unique situation here," Ustav said.Ustav is also the vice president of FIT Biotech, a Finnish biotechnology company, and is the developer of the HIV-vaccine currently being tested in Finland on 24 volunteers.The Eston...
 
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