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.”
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