The Exploratory Working Group in Russian Injection Drug Users will:

  • Enhance the understanding of HIV transmission in a cohort of injection drug users by identifying IDU with acute HIV infection
  • Determine the virological characteristics associated with parenteral transmission of HIV

Group Leaders:
Andrei Kozlov, MD (Russia)
Bill Miller, MD, PhD, MPH (UNC)
Irving Hoffman, PA, MPH (UNC)