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HIV self-tests improve “door-to-door” testing campaigns – News-Medical.Net
Despite significant progress in prevention and therapy, millions of people still get infected with HIV every year.
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Oct 12 2020
Despite significant progress in prevention and therapy, millions of people still get infected with HIV every year. The main burden of HIV/AIDS falls on Africa. To contain the epidemic, innovative methods are needed to enable early diagnosis of all those affected.
A Basel research group has now been able to significantly improve the success of “door-to-door” testing campaigns thanks to HIV self-tests.
In 2019, around 38 million people worldwide wer…
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