HIV/AIDS research

The study found that patients infected with the variant of subtype-B HIV-1 dubbed the VB variant, showed “significant” differences before antiretroviral treatment

86% of Bulgarians have not yet been tested for AIDS. 55% of our compatriots declare that they would not communicate with HIV positive person. These are the main conclusions of Trend Research Center's latest study, commissioned by Health Without Borders, dedicated to the attitudes and awareness of Bulgarians about the HIV virus.

People living with HIV may one day be able to replace their daily pills with just a few injections a year, according to a new study. It comes amid reports that a South African girl has shown no signs of the virus rebounding despite being taken off drugs years ago.

A study on a HIV vaccine, which is still at an early stage, has given encouraging results. It was presented at an international conference on AIDS research in Paris. Reports ChronicleBG.

Singapore said on Aug. 31 it has lifted a two-decade ban on HIV-infected people from entering the country, but will limit their stay to a maximum of three months.

5-year-old among HIV patients in southern town

NIS -- A five-year-old child in Nis has been infected with the HIV virus, the public health institute in that southern town has said.

Head of the institute's HIV counseling and testing department Biljana Kocić said the child was infected via transmission from an HIV-positive mother.