Blood transfusion is a critical intervention in pediatric medicine, particularly in resource-
limited settings where malaria and HIV coexist. HIV-positive neonates suffering from severe …

Highlights•HIV-1 within-host evolution is short-sighted and favours more virulent
viruses.•Systemic HIV-1 infection is mainly established by a single variant …

Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, men who have sex with men (MSM) in the
USA have reported similar or fewer sexual partners and reduced HIV testing and care …

Background: Condom promotion and supply was one the earliest interventions to be
mobilized to address the HIV pandemic. Condoms are inexpensive and provide protection …

Study design Study RV254/SEARCH 010 is a prospective cohort study conducted in
Bangkok, Thailand, which enrols predominantly Thai participants in the earliest stages of …

Multiscale models possess the potential to uncover new insights into infectious diseases.
Here, a rigorous stability analysis of a multiscale model within-host and between-host is …

Background. Reducing the fraction of transmissions during recent human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) infection is essential for the population-level success of “treatment as prevention” …

Disproportionate HIV/AIDS rates among African American women have been examined
extensively, primarily from an individual-centered focus. Beyond individual behaviors …

Objectives: HIV is a major public health problem among MSM in the United Kingdom with
around 2400 new infections annually. We quantified the contribution of biological and …

Background Koalas are infected with the koala retrovirus (KoRV) that exists as exogenous or
endogenous viruses. KoRV is genetically diverse with co-infection with up to ten envelope …