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New HIV strain drives growing Philippines epidemic
BMJ 2018; 360 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k1323 (Published 21 March 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;360:k1323
- Owen Dyer
- Montreal
A new, drug resistant subtype of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is responsible for a surge in new cases of AIDS in the Philippines, the country’s leading virologist has said.
Although the number of new HIV cases each year has been declining globally, the Philippines has bucked that trend, and the increase in new cases is accelerating.
Figures released in February by the health department showed 11 103 new cases in 2017, up 20% from the 9264 …
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