Oxford researchers announce the discovery of a new strain of HIV that is highly transmissible and has a larger impact on the immune system than other variants
The HIV virus is constantly evolving, so much so that each person infected has a slightly different version.
Since modern interventions still seem to work on the variant, the research team believes that widespread HIV treatment in the Netherlands did not contribute to the virus's evolution and that early detection and treatment are paramount. The earliest appearance of the VB variant in their data was found in someone diagnosed in 1992 who had an early version of the variant, and the most recent in 2014.
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