Ishikawa, K.Janssens, W.Banor, J.S.Shinno, T.Piedade, J.Sata, T.Ampofo, W.K.Brandful, J.A.M.Koyanagi, Y.Yamamoto, N.Canas-Ferreira, W.F.Adu-Sarkodie, Y.Kurata, T.2019-02-272019-02-272001-12https://doi.org/10.1089/088922201753342077Vol. 17(17): pp 1661-3http://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/28401The phylogenetic variability of part of the long terminal repeat (LTR) region of HIV-2 strains isolated in 1995 from five individuals residing in Bissau, the capital city of Guinea-Bissau, and collected from seven persons from Kumasi, Ghana in 1996-1997, was analyzed. All Guinean samples and all but one Ghanaian sample clustered with HIV-2 subtype A. One Ghanaian sample (14%) was classified as HIV-2 subtype B. This study adds to previous reports on HIV-2 subtype distribution in West Africa indicating local prevalence of HIV-2 subtype B in Ivory Coast and neighboring Ghana. © 2001 Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.enGenetic analysisHIV type 2GhanaGuinea-BissauArticle