There is a “hidden epidemic” of HIV amongst African migrants living in the United States, according to investigators writing in the September 12th edition of AIDS. The researchers found that African-born individuals... more>

A small US study among men who have sex with men has added new information to the debate around the links between HIV transmission and viral load levels in semen. The study, published in the August 20th issue of AIDS, found... more>

A man transmitted HIV to his regular male partner despite taking antiretroviral treatment and having an undetectable viral load in his blood, German doctors report in the journal Antiviral Therapy. The authors believe that this... more>

today's news

• 'Hidden epidemic' of HIV amongst African migrants in the United States
• Blood viral load predicts HIV transmission better than semen viral load in small study among MSM
• Infectiousness and antiretroviral therapy: reports look set to further fuel the debate
• Albendazole treatment of helminth co-infection in Kenyan HIV patients raises CD4 counts