Clinical and public health implications of HIV-genetic diversity and drug resistance mutations in Angola: a systematic review

HIV-1 genetic diversity and drug resistance mutations (DRMs) remain a public health concern mainly in low- and middle-income countries. In this review, we estimated the HIV-1 molecular evolution over the past 40 years (1980-2019) in Angola to help guide affordable strategies for HIV-1 epidemic surveillance. We searched for studies written in English or Portuguese on HIV-1 diversity and DRMs carried out in Angola and published between 1980 and 2019. This review yielded eight studies describing a total of 493 samples. No HIV-1 Group N, O, and P were identified, whereas a ll non-B subtypes f rom Group M were identified. About 66% of HIV-1 subtypes were pure subtype and 34% recombinant strains. The frequency of recombinant strains increases from 1980 to 2019 (23.6%-41.4%, p