Region Authors/Year of publication Subtypes/inter-subtypes Dominant Subtype
Northern Africa Karray-Hakim M, et al.(2003)
El Sayed N, et al.(2000)
Elharti E, et al.(1997)
B, C, A, CRF01_AE, CRF11-cpx and D B and C
Central Africa Ndembi N, et al.(2004)
Punzi G, et al.(2005)
Marechal V, et al.(2005)
Anderson J, et al.(2000)
A, B, C, D, CRF06-cpx, CRF11_cpx, CRF06_cpx and F CRF_cpx
Western Africa Monlean M, et al.(2011)
Tebid DM, et al.((2009)
Takehisa J, et al.(1998)
Chaillet P, et al.(2010)
Toni T, et al.(2003)
Jallow S, et al.(2009)
CRF02-AG, G,A, URF,B, C, D, CRF01-AE and F CRF02-AG
Eastern Africa Somi G, et al.(2008)
Mosha F, et al.(2011)
Nyombi B, et al.(2008)
Kiwelu I, et al.(2012)
Yirrell D, et al.(2004)
Gale Y, et al.(2006)
Herbeck J, et al.(2007)
Harmers R, et al.(2011)
Ssemwanga D, et al.(2011)
Arroyo M, et al.(2009)
Lihana R, et al.(2009)
Kageha S, et al.(2011)
Nyageka B, et al.(2011)
Elichilia R, et al.(2014)
A, C, D, AD, B, CRF, URF, CD and AG A and C
Southern Africa Bussmann H, et al. 2005)
Bredell H, et al. 2002)
Deho L, et al. 2008)
Maldonaldo F, et al. 2009)
Scriba T, et al.(2001)
Gordon M, et al.(2003)
C, B, G and CFR02-AG C
Table 1: The degree of HIV-1 Subtypes and inter-subtypes diversity and its diversity in Africa is summarised [8].