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Scientists Say Aggressive New HIV Strain Discovered in Cuba
Justin Worland @justinworland
3:15 PM ET
Reports of people in Cuba infected by new strain developing AIDS in less than three years A recently-discovered form of HIV in Cuba has been found to progress into AIDS some three times faster than the most common strains of the virus, according to a recent study.
The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Leuven in Belgium, followed several reports of HIV-infected people in Cuba developing AIDS in less than three years, far faster than the usual 10 years it typically takes. All patients infected with CRF19, a recently-discovered strain of the HIV virus, had higher levels of it in their body...
Scientists Say Aggressive New HIV Strain Discovered in Cuba
Justin Worland @justinworland
3:15 PM ET
Reports of people in Cuba infected by new strain developing AIDS in less than three years A recently-discovered form of HIV in Cuba has been found to progress into AIDS some three times faster than the most common strains of the virus, according to a recent study.
The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Leuven in Belgium, followed several reports of HIV-infected people in Cuba developing AIDS in less than three years, far faster than the usual 10 years it typically takes. All patients infected with CRF19, a recently-discovered strain of the HIV virus, had higher levels of it in their body...