Hiv Infections In Africa
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Mpox Can Infect And Replicate In The Brain, NIH Researchers Say In Fatal HIV Case
A US autopsy found drugresistant mpox replicating in the brain of a man with advanced HIV, raising concerns as global health funding faces cuts.
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HIV Therapy Can Prevent Transmission During Breastfeeding
Taking a three-drug antiretroviral therapy against HIV can prevent transmission of the virus from infected mothers to their infants during breastfeeding, a new clinical trial conducted in sub-Saharan Africa and India has found.
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HIV Spreads Faster Just Before Violent Conflict: Study
The rate of new HIV infections rises significantly in the five years leading up to a conflict or bloodshed in a country, according to new study of the relationship between violent conflict and HIV incidence in 36 sub-Saharan Africa countries.
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United States Says to Spend $300 Million to Fight HIV in Africa
The Obama administration said on Saturday it was allotting an additional $300 million to the effort to reduce HIV infection among girls and young women in 10 sub-Saharan African countries.
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Drastic Acceleration of HIV Fight Needed to Stop AIDS Resurgence
The global HIV epidemic could see a resurgence in just five years without a drastic acceleration in efforts to prevent and treat the AIDS virus, the United Nations and disease experts said on today.
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South Africa to Host 2016 AIDS Conference
South Africa's port city of Durban will host the 21st International AIDS Conference in 2016, marking the forum's return to Africa after 16 years, organisers said on Friday. Gathering scientists, policymakers and grassroots workers, the biennial conference is the biggest single get-together on the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. The 20th conference in M...
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Middle East Sees 'Worrying' Rise in HIV Cases: United Nations
A sharp rise in new HIV infections in the Middle East and North Africa is a worrying trend, despite some positive developments, UNAIDS chief Michel Sidibe told AFP on Friday.
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Stem-cell therapy wipes out HIV in two patients: report
Two men with HIV have been off AIDS drugs for several months after receiving stem-cell transplants for cancer that appear to have cleared the virus from their bodies, researchers reported today.
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Mpox Can Infect And Replicate In The Brain, NIH Researchers Say In Fatal HIV Case
A US autopsy found drugresistant mpox replicating in the brain of a man with advanced HIV, raising concerns as global health funding faces cuts.
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HIV Therapy Can Prevent Transmission During Breastfeeding
Taking a three-drug antiretroviral therapy against HIV can prevent transmission of the virus from infected mothers to their infants during breastfeeding, a new clinical trial conducted in sub-Saharan Africa and India has found.
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HIV Spreads Faster Just Before Violent Conflict: Study
The rate of new HIV infections rises significantly in the five years leading up to a conflict or bloodshed in a country, according to new study of the relationship between violent conflict and HIV incidence in 36 sub-Saharan Africa countries.
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United States Says to Spend $300 Million to Fight HIV in Africa
The Obama administration said on Saturday it was allotting an additional $300 million to the effort to reduce HIV infection among girls and young women in 10 sub-Saharan African countries.
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Drastic Acceleration of HIV Fight Needed to Stop AIDS Resurgence
The global HIV epidemic could see a resurgence in just five years without a drastic acceleration in efforts to prevent and treat the AIDS virus, the United Nations and disease experts said on today.
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South Africa to Host 2016 AIDS Conference
South Africa's port city of Durban will host the 21st International AIDS Conference in 2016, marking the forum's return to Africa after 16 years, organisers said on Friday. Gathering scientists, policymakers and grassroots workers, the biennial conference is the biggest single get-together on the global HIV/AIDS pandemic. The 20th conference in M...
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Middle East Sees 'Worrying' Rise in HIV Cases: United Nations
A sharp rise in new HIV infections in the Middle East and North Africa is a worrying trend, despite some positive developments, UNAIDS chief Michel Sidibe told AFP on Friday.
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Stem-cell therapy wipes out HIV in two patients: report
Two men with HIV have been off AIDS drugs for several months after receiving stem-cell transplants for cancer that appear to have cleared the virus from their bodies, researchers reported today.
