A new report has found that mutated HIV strains in Saskatchewan are creating a quickly advancing illness among certain people.
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‘It does scare me’: New HIV strains highlight need for more testing, less stigma, says man living with virus
For an Indigenous man with HIV who is living in Saskatchewan, news of mutating strains of the virus circulating in the province came as a shock. He’s worried about people in his community, and his relatives, contracting mutated strains that could progress quickly if left untreated.
Newly engineered antibody could kill off 99% of HIV strains
CDC/public domain Research carried out by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) in conjunction with pharmaceutical firm Sanofi has produced an antibody capable of attacking 99 percent of HIV strains. The International Aids Society has heralded the finding as an “exciting breakthrough.” The human body has difficulty fighting HIV because of the way that […]
