Are some subtypes of HIV more likely to cause neuroAIDS than others?
Differences in the genetic make-up of some HIV subtypes (or clades, such as HIV-1C, which is most prevalent in southern Africa and India) could affect the risk of developing HIV-related neurological disease (neuroAIDS), according to research presented at the two recent meetings on HIV related neurological problems in Venice, Italy, the “Evolving Mechanisms of HIV Neuropathogenesis in the HAART Era: Domestic and Global Issues” meeting and the “Second HIV Infection and the Central Nervous System: Developed and Resource-Limited Settings” meeting. Read More >> Up to 1.3 million with HIV in Russia, but prevention still underfunded Russia may have as many as 1.3 million people already infected with HIV, according to Vadim Pokrovsky, head of Russia’s Federal AIDS Centre. Although Russia has registered 402,000 HIV diagnoses, Pokrovsky said yesterday that the rate of spread appears to be increasing, with new diagnoses growing by 8-10% a year. Read More >> Boehringer cuts nevirapine price for de