[Young-Sneezy]

Originally Posted by To Be Quite Honest

http://www.popsci.com/blog-network/u...ian-hiv-strain

Now a new strain of concern appears to be emerging. A few weeks ago, news broke out of the Siberian Federal District that a previously unseen HIV strain had not only been detected but also was spreading across several regions of the territory at an incredible pace. The strain, noted as Circulating Recombinant Form 02_AG/A (CRF02_AG/A). In the stories, based on the information provided by Dr. Natalya Gashnikova, head of the Retroviruses Department at the State Biotechnology Research Center – better known as Vector – the virus had spread like wildfire making up over 50% of new HIV cases. What was worse was the fact that it appeared to be the most virulent form of the virus in Russia.