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Top 10 HIV prevention stories from CROI 2020

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SEARCH study finds universal 'test and treat' reduces infant HIV

'Community Health Workers Working with HIV-infected Mothers'. Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation–Malawi / Robbie Flick / USAID. Creative Commons licence.

HIV vaccine that generates broadly neutralising antibodies passes first safety and proof-of-concept study in humans

HIV envelope trimer (triple-component) molecule BG505 SOSIP.

No increase in HIV in blood donations since rules for gay men were relaxed

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New PEP studies revive interest in post-exposure prevention

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Two PEP doses spaced a week apart protect monkeys from injected HIV; one dose might work in humans

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African studies show that lowering viral load in the community reduces HIV incidence, but is not enough to eliminate HIV

Slide from Maya Petersen's CROI 2020 presentation.

HIV incidence fell by three-quarters in Australian gay men, with strong association with treatment as prevention

Denton Callander at CROI 2020.

What happens when people ask sexual partners to use a home test?

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