Source: AIDSmap
“The HIV infection rate in San Francisco appears to be falling, and the fall is associated with a reduction in the average viral load in HIV-positive people, due to more people on treatment, the 17th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) heard on Wednesday.
Dr Moupali Das from the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) told the conference that the reduction in infections was ultimately due to an increased frequency of HIV testing. It is estimated that only one in seven people with HIV in the city is unaware of their infection, one of the lowest undiagnosed rates in the world.
Between 2004 and 2008, Dr Das said, the number of HIV diagnoses in San Francisco fell by 45%, and the average viral load amongst the HIV-positive population by 40%. The DPH also estimated that the actual HIV incidence – the true number of new HIV infections, diagnosed and undiagnosed – fell by one-third between 2006 and 2008.”
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