This month sees the publication of a ‘Consensual Statement’ by Australian medical professionals on ‘Sexual Transmission and the Law’. This draws on a similar Canadian ‘Consensus Statement’ issued in 2014. The involvement of the law in this area remains a highly controversial matter. It is easy to assume that UNAIDS policies underlining the public health […]
Category: Phylogenetic analysis
Viral suppression through ART prevents HIV transmission between long-term sero-different MSM and heterosexual partners regardless of condom use
The HPTN 052 study demonstrated the preventative benefit of ART, showing a dramatic 96% reduction in HIV transmission in HIV+ participants randomized to early ART initiation compared with the group that deferred treatment. This is very encouraging. But from the perspective of a gay person considering the risk of engaging in condomless sex with a […]