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Younger, mobile men especially likely to not know they have HIV in eastern and southern Africa
One in seven men living with HIV in eastern and southern Africa are unaware that they have the virus, according to research presented at the recent Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2026) in Denver, US by Dr Craig Heck of Columbia University. Younger men and those who sometimes live away from home were more likely not to know their status.
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Can someone transmit HIV with a viral load of 200? Ugandan study re-ignites the U=U debate
The presentation of a study at the recent Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2026) in Denver caused consternation when it appeared to contradict data that have served as the basis for the ‘Undetectable equals Untransmittable’ (U=U) campaign, which informs people with HIV that they cannot pass on HIV during sex if they have an ‘undetectable’ viral load – defined in the foundational studies as below 200.
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Immune modulator N-803 does not control HIV rebound, suggesting a combination approach is needed for a functional cure
Most people with HIV who received the immune-modulating drug N-803 (Anktiva), with or without broadly neutralising antibodies (bnAbs), did not experience delayed viral rebound after stopping antiretroviral treatment, but they did show some favourable changes in immune response and the viral reservoir, according to a set of posters presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2026) in Denver.
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