Phylogenetic analysis as a forensic tool in HIV transmission investigations
A review of HIV court case investigations published in the scientific literature, as well as the methodological aspects important for the application and standardisation of phylogenetic analyses methods as a forensic tool. Concludes that there has been a lack of consistency between methods and that it is essential to define guidelines to be used by phylogenetic forensic experts in HIV transmission cases.
Claims that phylogenetic analysis can prove direction of transmission are unfounded, say experts
Questions the merits of a phylogentics article published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and warns against relying on its conclusions.
Derecho penal, salud pública y transmisión del VIH : un documento de opciones de política
El texto propone una orientación para guiar las reflexiones sobre la legislación y las políticas relacionadas con el derecho penal y el VIH, considera alternativas a la criminalización y hace recomendaciones sobre el uso adecuado de la aplicación de las sanciones penales y otras medidas de salud pública coercitivas.