Nationwide Implementation of HIV Molecular Cluster Detection by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and State and Local Health Departments, United States

Nationwide Implementation of HIV Molecular Cluster Detection by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and State and Local Health Departments, United States

Detecting and responding to clusters of rapid HIV transmission is a core HIV prevention strategy in the United States, guiding public health interventions and identifying gaps in prevention and care services. In 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiated molecular cluster...

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Main Authors: Anne Marie France, Camden J. Hallmark, Nivedha Panneer, Rachael Billock, Olivia O. Russell, Mary Plaster, Jessica Alberti, Fathima Nuthan, Neeraja Saduvala, David Philpott, M. Cheryl Bañez Ocfemia, Scott Cope, Angela L. Hernandez, Sergei L. Kosakovsky Pond, Joel O. Wertheim, Steven Weaver, Saja Khader, Kevin Johnson, Alexandra M. Oster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HIV
molecular cluster
HIV transmission
molecular epidemiology
outbreak detection
HIV/AIDS and other retroviruses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/13/24-1143_article
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Summary:Detecting and responding to clusters of rapid HIV transmission is a core HIV prevention strategy in the United States, guiding public health interventions and identifying gaps in prevention and care services. In 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) initiated molecular cluster detection using data from 27 jurisdictions. During 2016–2023, CDC expanded sequence reporting nationwide and deployed Secure HIV-TRACE, an application supporting health department (HD) molecular cluster detection. CDC conducts molecular cluster detection quarterly; state and local HDs analyze local data monthly. HDs began routinely reporting clusters to CDC by using cluster report forms in 2020. During 2018–2023, CDC identified 404 molecular clusters of rapid HIV transmission; 325 (80%) involved multiple jurisdictions. During 2020–2023, HDs reported 298 molecular clusters to CDC; 249 were first detected by HDs. Expanding molecular cluster detection has provided a foundation for improving service delivery to networks experiencing rapid HIV transmission.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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