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New strain of HIV linked to Saskatchewan deaths
John Size, CTVNews.ca
Date: Saturday Mar. 31, 2012 10:17 AM CST
A new strain of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Saskatchewan may be the cause of an increase in AIDS-related deaths in the province, experts say.
A leading researcher at Vancouver's Simon Fraser University said the new strain appears to be unique to Saskatchewan.
"It may mean there's a highly fit virus that has evolved and is just working really well in moving through this population," biologist Jamie Scott told CTV Saskatoon...
New strain of HIV linked to Saskatchewan deaths
John Size, CTVNews.ca
Date: Saturday Mar. 31, 2012 10:17 AM CST
A new strain of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Saskatchewan may be the cause of an increase in AIDS-related deaths in the province, experts say.
A leading researcher at Vancouver's Simon Fraser University said the new strain appears to be unique to Saskatchewan.
"It may mean there's a highly fit virus that has evolved and is just working really well in moving through this population," biologist Jamie Scott told CTV Saskatoon...
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