HIV-infected vaginal cells do not transmit HIV if plasma viral load is undetectable

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nam/aidsmap, 15 February 2016

A group of researchers have cleared up an important question about HIV transmission, in experiments on mice. Although HIV-infected CD4 cells persist in the vagina even on antiretroviral therapy (ART) that fully suppresses free HIV in the blood and body fluids, these cells are not anything like numerous enough to pose any transmission threat.

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By J Pope

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