AIDS since 1984: no evidence for a new, viral epidemic--not even in Africa.

I-31: The Scientific Underpinning of ART in Unexplained Infertility

Although intra uterine insemination (IUI) and in vitro fertilization (IVF) are widely accepted treatments among doctors and patients and practiced on large scale, it is good to realize that they have rarely been evaluated properly in randomized clinical trials or even in comparative cohort studies. Although the first pregnancy after IUI was established in 1884, it was not until 2008 that the fi...

No Evidence of HTLV-II Infection Among Immonoblot Indeterminate Samples Using Nested PCR in Mashhad, Northeast of Iran

How does population viral load vary with the evolution of a large HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa?

Using mathematical modelling, we describe the temporal evolution of population HIV-1 viral load in Tanzania throughout the epidemic. Population log10 viral load was found to be stable and not sensitive to epidemic dynamics. However, even modest increases in antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage were reflected as appreciable reductions in population log10 viral load. As ART coverage expands in s...

In memory of Jean Jacques Lefrère: Passive immunotherapy for AIDS.

The first session of the congress was entitled “in the memory of ean Jacque Lefrère”, eminent professor of Hematology and Virology nd researcher. He was professor of Hematology at the Paris Descartes Univerity, director of the National Institute of Blood Transfusion, national xpert in transfusion and transfusion security, prions, viruses and lood related transmissible agents. He published more ...

Combining prevention, treatment and care: lessons from South Africa.

Over one million people in sub-Saharan Africa now access HIV treatment, and as the prognosis of life expectancy on antiretroviral therapy (ART) improves, the central question that arises for governments, civil society and the private sector must be: how will we pay for the healthcare costs?This paper critically evaluates the need to provide effective treatment, prevention and care for HIV over ...