HPSC - Weekly HIV & STIs Report – Week 30 - 2019
Latest data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre show 14 new cases for week 30 – 2019, with a total of 292 HIV notifications for 2019 to date.
Mutating HIV could make anti-viral drugs ineffective, world health experts warn
Sky News, 1 August 2019
In a new report, the WHO said all antiretroviral drugs, including newer ones, are at risk of becoming totally ineffective due to the virus evolving.
Alarming surge in drug-resistant HIV uncovered
Nature, 30 July 2019
Health authorities have uncovered an alarming surge in resistance to crucial HIV drugs. The drug-resistant form of the virus has been detected at unacceptable levels across Africa, Asia and the Americas.
Getting to zero? HIV criminalization and treatment adherence surveillance
Catie, 29 July 2019
What to do if someone deemed to pose a risk of HIV transmission to the public refuses to take HIV treatment medications?
Gay Health Action and the fight against AIDS in 1980s Ireland
History Workshop, 24 July 2019
Piece on HIV/AIDS activism and campaigning in Ireland in the first stages of the epidemic.
How one nurse’s experience of stigma at work led to change for all healthcare workers living with HIV
NAT BLOG, 24 July 2019
The UK Advisory Panel on Healthcare Workers Living with Blood Borne Viruses have published new guidance on when healthcare workers are obliged to share their HIV status with employers, and when they are not.
Children born with HIV less likely to adhere to medications as they age, study finds
News Medical, 31 July 2019
According to a new study, children born with HIV in the United States were less likely to adhere to their medications as they aged from preadolescence to adolescence and into young adulthood.
WHO indicates preferred HIV treatment
Biopharma, 1 August 2019
The WHO has recommended dolutegravir as the preferred treatment for all patients with HIV.
Having Fallen Out of Care, Most Gay and Bisexual Men With Detectable HIV Viral Loads Were Successfully Reconnected, Study Finds
The Body Pro, 23 July 2019
A new study carried out in the US shows that most gay and bisexual men who had fallen out of care were willing to re-engage in care. The study also examines interventions that could be implemented to increase engagement in care and viral suppression among men who have sex with men particularly in black communities.
Dear Researchers: Fewer Side Effects Please
HIV Plus Mag, 22 July 2019
HIV is now a manageable condition, but serious side effects from antiretrovirals can substantially limit or greatly affect a person’s quality of life.
Zimbabwe: New HIV Infections Decline
allAfrica, 31 July 2019
Zimbabwe recorded a decrease in new HIV infections from 44 000 to 38 000 cases annually.
South Africa: Men and HIV - How Poverty, Violence and Inequality Play a Part
allAfrica, 28 July 2018
Results of a research on HIV prevention among young men in South Africa show that various social issues are directly linked to HIV risk behaviour.
Customs and Border Protection Is Separating Families Based on HIV Status
Pacific Standard Magazine, 1 August 2019
Human rights advocates are questioning the guidelines used by the Customs and Border Protection still placing HIV in the list of "communicable diseases".
HIV outcomes for transgender women improved by addressing social and structural issues
Aidsmap, 29 July 2019
According to research presented to the IAS 2019 Conference, an integrated healthcare model providing screening, referral and service provision for transgender women of colour boosted rates of engagement with the HIV care continuum over 24 months.
Florida Man Knowingly Spread HIV, Sentenced To 10 Years
CBS Miami, 31 July 2019
The man was previously convicted of having sex with another person without notifying them that he had HIV.
Really Rapid Review — IAS 2019 Mexico City
NEJM, 28 July 2019
Highlights of the International AIDS Society annual conference IAS2019
Despite treatment, elderly cancer patients have worse outcomes if HIV-positive
Medical Xpress, 1 August 2019
Elderly cancer patients who are HIV-positive, particularly those with prostate and breast cancers, have worse outcomes compared to cancer patients in the same age range who do not have HIV.
Hepatitis
13% of HIV-positive Europeans who are cured of hepatitis C are reinfected
Aidsmap, 31 July 2019
Almost everyone, regardless of HIV status, can easily be cured of hepatitis C. However, initial infection does not confer immunity and it is possible to become reinfected if ongoing risk behavior occurs.
Drugs
Policing practices are consistently associated with HIV and risk behaviours among people who inject drugs
Aidsmap, 27 July 2019
Being stopped, beaten or arrested by police, having syringes confiscated and other policing practices are consistently associated with HIV infection and risk behaviours among people who inject drugs.
Sex Work
