See also: HIV Transmission; PEP – Post-Exposure Prophylaxis; PrEP – Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; Pregnancy, Family Planning, and Mother-to-Child Transmission; Sexual Health and HIV

General Information

• Prevention Benefits of HIV Treatment (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC)
• HIV Treatment as Prevention (AIDSmap)
• Antiretroviral Treatment as Prevention (TASP) of HIV and TB (World Health Organization)

Selected Recent Articles

• Treatment as Prevention Could Nearly Eliminate HIV in MSM, Danish Study Predicts.  (September 2016, TheBodyPro)
• Negligible Risk: Updated Results From Two Studies Continue to Show That Antiretroviral Treatment and an Undetectable Viral Load Is a Highly Effective HIV Prevention Strategy.  (September 2016, CATIE and TheBodyPro)
• Early HIV Treatment Lowers Transmission Risk by Up to 93%: HPTN 052 Final Results. (August 2016, TheBodyPro)
• Early ART reduces risk for HIV-1 transmission among serodiscordant couples.  (August 2016, Healio)
• ‘Test and treat’: large study fails to show an impact on new HIV infections.  (July 2016, AIDSmap)
• PrEP can further reduce the risk of HIV infection after a partner starts treatment.  (July 2016, AIDSmap)
• More confidence on zero risk: still no transmissions seen from people with an undetectable viral load in PARTNER study.  (July 2016, AIDSmap); related coverage from MedPage Today and Beta Blog
• Invitation to Endorse the Final Community Consensus Statement on Access to HIV Treatment and its Use for Prevention: The Next Cornerstone for Patients’ Rights.  (AVAC, July 2016)
• ART prevents HIV transmission within serodiscordant couples.  (July 2016, Healio)
• Zero: No Linked HIV Transmissions in PARTNER Study After Couples Had Sex 58,000 Times Without Condoms.  (July 2016, HIV i-base)
• ART reduces HIV in rural South African serodiscordant couples.  (June 2016, Healio); related coverage from AIDSmap
• Serosorting, HIV Treatment Do Not Explain Declines in Gay Men’s Condom Use.  (June 2016, Poz)
• How far is reality of HIV treatment access from optimal? (May 2016, Science Speaks Blog)
• Denmark shows first clear evidence of the success of treatment as prevention in gay men in a high income country.  (May 2016, AIDSmap)
• Men taking virologically suppressive ART have undetectable HIV in their pre-ejaculatory fluid.  (May 2016, AIDSmap)
• Global treatment plays key role in HIV prevention. (March 2016, Healio)
• Treatment as prevention offers opportunities, challenges. (March 2016, Healio)
• As many as 185,000 new HIV infections in the U.S. could be prevented by expanding testing, treatment, PrEP (CDC); related coverage by AIDSmap, Poz, Healio, and TheBody
• People with HIV considerably overestimate their chance of infecting someone.  (February 2016, AIDSmap); related coverage from Poz and Healio; abstract from 2016 Retrovirus Conference
• HIV-infected vaginal cells do not transmit HIV if plasma viral load is undetectable, researchers find.  (February 2016, AIDSmap)
• PrEP, plus increased testing and treatment, could prevent nearly half of HIV infections in gay men in the UK by 2020.  (January 2016, AIDSmap)
• Could the HIV Treatment-as-Prevention Model Work for Hepatitis C?  (December 2015, TheBody)
• Many HIV transmissions in sero-discordant couples occurring at CD4 cell counts above ART eligibility threshold.  (November 2015, AIDSmap)
• Why Microbicides for HIV Prevention Are Still Necessary in the Treatment-as-Prevention Era.  (October 2015, TheBodyPro)
• HIV Treatment as Prevention: Can Acute Infections Shake Our Faith?  (October 2015, TheBodyPro)
• By Preventing Transmission, HIV Meds Transform Relationships.  (October 2015, Poz)
• Preventing HIV With Limited Funds? Choose Treatment Over PrEP.  (September 2015, Poz)
• Awareness of treatment’s impact on transmission is transforming the lives of couples of mixed HIV status.  (September 2015, AIDSmap)
• No HIV transmissions with suppressed virus.  (August 2015, Project Inform)
• AIDS Conference Bolsters the Use of HIV Meds as Prevention.  (August 2015, Poz)
• How HIV Treatment and Prevention Programs Succeed Together.  (July 2015, TheBodyPro)
• As HPTN 052 ends, Dr. Cohen confirms findings with new insights.  (July 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
• HPTN 052: No Partner Infections with Viral Suppression.  (July 2015, Beta Blog)
• The Day the HIV Treatment Pendulum Stopped Swinging.  (July 2015, TheBodyPro)
• Final study results provide definitive scientific evidence to support earlier initiation of HIV treatment.  (July 2015, International AIDS Society)
• While “game-changing,” START trial draws “line in the sand” and sets “time a’ ticking” to stop preventable illnesses and death, calls for action are accompanied by questions of impact of inequities, obstacles.  (July 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
• New Proof That Passing on HIV While Undetectable Is Very Unlikely.  (July 2015, Poz)
• No HIV infections from partners with fully suppressed viral load during long-term follow up of landmark treatment as prevention trial.  (July 2015, AIDSmap)
• Safest Cheapest Way for Her to Get Pregnant? Control His HIV.  (June 2015, Poz)
• Treatment Cascade Researchers Make Case for HIV Care as Secondary Prevention for Both Sexual and Drug Behavior.  (May 2015, TheBodyPro)
• Men taking HIV treatment have undetectable viral loads in the rectum; sexually transmitted infections make no difference.  (April 2015, AIDSmap)
• ARVs Cut HIV Transmission Risk By 67% in Chinese Real-World Study.  (April 2015, Poz)
• Chinese study sheds light on how well treatment may work as prevention in the real world.  (April 2015, AIDSmap)
• More people in the UK are starting HIV treatment early, in order to reduce their risk of transmission.  (March 2015, AIDSmap)
• Good mental health associated with excellent adherence among people taking ART for prevention.  (March 2015, AIDSmap)
• HIV Transmission Risk Remains During First 6 Months of Treatment.  (March 2015, TheBodyPro)
• Gay Mixed-HIV-Status Couple Study Has No Transmissions So Far.  (March 2014, Poz)
• PrEP as bridge to ART highly successful in HIV prevention.  (March 2015, Healio)
• Daily PrEP + ARVs in Mixed-HIV Status Couples = Prevention Success.  (February 2015, Poz)
• Prevention, Treatment Combine to Avert HIV Infection.  (February 2015, MedPage Today)
• No HIV transmissions from HIV-positive partner seen in Australian gay couples study.  (February 2015, AIDSmap)
• Combining PrEP and ART could almost eliminate HIV infection, east African study finds.  (February 2015, AIDSmap)
• Partners PrEP Demo project: Near Elimination of HIV Transmission with ART and PrEP.  (February 2015, Beta Blog)
• AVAC calls for rapid response to new ARV-based HIV prevention data presented at CROI, including expedited regulatory review, expanded rollout and updated research plans.  (February 2015, AVAC)
• With strides in treatment, prevention, and cures, science meets realities.  (February 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
• Study shows “Near elimination of HIV transmission” in a demonstration of PrEP as a bridge to treatment.  (February 2015, Science Speaks Blog)
• CDC Vastly Expands ‘Prevention With Positives’ Guidelines.  (January 2015, Poz)
• U.S. guidelines on prevention with people living with HIV now emphasise engagement with care, HIV treatment and social factors.  (January 2015, Poz)
• HIV most often passed on by younger gay men who have undiagnosed HIV, are not on treatment, and have an ongoing partnership.  (December 2014, AIDSmap)
• HIV epidemic will spring back without near-universal diagnosis and treatment, says UNAIDS.  (December 2014, AIDSmap)
• Five ID/HIV Things to Be Grateful for This Holiday Season, 2014 Edition.   (November 2014, Journal Watch.
• What 2014 Development Has the Biggest Impact on HIV Care?  (November 2014, TheBodyPro)
• What are the barriers that could stop HIV treatment becoming HIV prevention?  (November 2014, AIDSmap)
• Insight into HIV transmission risk when the viral load is undetectable and no condom is used.  (Fall 2014, CATIE)
• Could an Integrase Inhibitor Have Prevented One More HIV Infection?  (September 2014, TheBodyPro)
• Higher ART coverage is associated with lower HIV infection rates in a multi-country analysis. (August 2014, HIV i-Base)
• Those in Poorer Nations Don’t Drop Condoms When on HIV Meds.  (August 2014, Poz)
• Treatment as prevention may not work in Africa without couples counselling.  (July 2014, AIDSmap)
• Could HIV treatment mean safer sex?  (July 2014, AIDSmap)
• WHO TasP Guidelines Will Benefit Few in the Ivory Coast.  (July 2014, Poz)
• Current WHO guidelines for use of ART as prevention will benefit only a “fraction” of people with higher CD4 counts and their partners.  (June 2014, AIDSmap)
• Transmitting HIV While on Meds Is Rare but Likely Still Possible.  (June 2014, Poz)
• Second analysis concludes that we can’t eliminate the long-term possibility of HIV transmission from someone on treatment.  (May 2014, AIDSmap)
• Model shows potential for substantial long-term HIV risk for serodifferent couples, even with new prevention tools.  (May 2014, AIDSmap)
• HIV Still Found in Semen of Some Fully Suppressed Men.  (April 2014, Poz)
• Giving treatment to specific high-risk people may bring down HIV faster than distributing it equally.  (April 2014, AIDSmap)
• Jetsons-Era HIV Care and Prevention.  (April 2014, Poz)
• South African treatment guidelines need to consider viral load, not CD4 count, to achieve greater impact of treatment as prevention: study.  (March 2014, AIDSmap)
• Drops in AIDS Deaths, Some Non-AIDS Deaths Parallel ART Expansion in British Columbia. (March 2014, NATAP)
• Efavirenz-Based ART Matches Lopinavir/Ritonavir for Perinatal HIV Treatment. (March 2014, AIDSmap)
• Massive Scale-Up of HIV Testing, Plus HIV Treatment on Diagnosis, Needed to Curtail UK Gay Epidemic. (March 2014, AIDSmap)
• Nearly Nil HIV Transmission Risk Without Condoms and With HIV+ Partner on Suppressive ART. (March 2014, NATAP)
• Viral Suppression May Bring HIV Transmission Risk Close to Zero.  (March 2014, Poz)
• HIV Tx Tied to Low Infection From Sex. (March 2014, MedPage Today)
• Zero HIV Infections Seen Through Condomless Sex When HIV-Positive Partner Is on Effective Treatment. (March 2014, TheBodyPro)
• Zero HIV Transmissions in Mixed-Status Couples Having Condomless Sex. (March 2014, Beta Blog)
• Early Treatment Lowers HIV’s Spread and Benefits Economy.  (March 2014, Poz)
• HIV Treatment Leads to Major Drop in New Infections in BC.  (February 2014, Poz)
• Reconnecting patients lost to follow-up with care can prevent new HIV transmissions.  (February 2014, AIDSmap)
• HIV treatment as prevention: the Ugandan experience.  (February 2014, AIDSmap)
• HIV treatment as prevention: the experience in British Columbia.  (February 2014, AIDSmap)
• Reduced HIV Criminalization in Switzerland After Statement on Preventative Effect of Treatment.  (December 2013, TheBodyPro)
• NAM prevention survey results: testing underestimated, support for treatment as prevention, reservations about PrEP.  (December 2013, AIDSmap)
• Most MSM Who Transmit Drug-Resistant HIV Are Not on Treatment.   (November 2013, the CDC.
• Treatment as Prevention Is Cost-Effective in Poorer Nations.  (November 2013, Poz)
• The Tipping Point: Understanding a Crucial Milestone in the AIDS Response.  (October 2013, AVAC)
• Political leadership on finance and pace of scale-up needed to realise full potential of treatment as prevention.  (September 2013, AIDSmap)
• Making treatment as prevention a reality for people who inject drugs.  (September 2013, AIDSmap)
• Economic austerity affects the way in which HIV-positive Londoners view ‘treatment as prevention.’  (September 2013, AIDSmap)
• Insufficient Evidence to Support Universal HIV Treatment?  (August 2013, Poz)
• Evidence is not yet sufficient to recommend universal treatment, clinicians and community writers say.  (August 2013, AIDSmap)
• Biomedical HIV prevention – the social complexities of achieving effectiveness.  (July 2013, AIDSmap)
• Negative Gay Men Consider Viral Load Before Unprotected Sex.  (July 2013, Poz)
• Strategies to detect and treat MSM with acute infection may be a powerful tool to control HIV epidemics.  (July 2013, AIDSmap)
• No increase in risk behaviour in people taking antiretroviral therapy, meta-analysis shows.  (July 2013, AIDSmap)
• Ambitious plans for treatment as prevention in Asia, but challenges remain.  (July 2013, AIDSmap)
• People with HIV outside continuous care contribute disproportionately to viral load and infection potential, Canadian study finds.  (June 2013, AIDSmap)
• New prevention strategies will only be implemented if they are tailored to local contexts and cultures.  (June 2013, AIDSmap)
• Global Report on Treatment as Prevention Urges Local Planning.  (June 2013, Poz)
• Community viral load is flawed indicator of infectiousness, say experts.  (May 2013, AIDSmap)
• Herpes Linked to HIV in Semen of Gay Men on ARVs.  (May 2013, Poz)
• Engagement with health care leads to more prompt HIV diagnosis and higher rates of virological suppression among gay men.  (May 2013, AIDSmap)
• Herpes viruses associated with shedding of HIV in the semen of gay men taking suppressive antiretroviral therapy.  (May 2013, AIDSmap)
• A majority of HIV-positive gay men in Dutch survey take their viral load into consideration if having unprotected sex.  (April 2013, AIDSmap)
• Viral Load Persists in Genital Tracts of More Women Than Men Taking ARVs.  (April 2013, Poz)
• Treating everyone diagnosed would not end HIV in US gay men, Los Angeles-based model finds.  (April 2013, AIDSmap)
• Viral load in genital secretions differs between men and women undergoing HIV therapy.  (April 2013, AIDSmap)
• Test-And-Treat Would Slow HIV Spread, Improve Health Outcomes, but Raise Drug Resistance.  (March 2013, Poz)
• High Community Viral Load a Possible Driver of African HIV Epidemic.  (March 2013, Poz)
• Are we underestimating the proportion of virally-suppressed patients in the US?  (March 2013, AIDSmap)
• CROI 2013: The Latest on HIV Drugs in Development, Antiretroviral Strategy and Treatment as Prevention. (March 2013, IFARA)
• ‘Intensified’ Antiretroviral Regimen Reduces Viral Shedding in Semen. (February 2013, Poz)
• Uganda Study Adds to Growing Proof of Treatment as Prevention’s Success. (February 2013, Poz)
• Couples study in Uganda finds no HIV infections from partners on antiretroviral therapy.  (February 2013, AIDSmap)
• Test and treat must go beyond couples to control HIV in Africa.  (February 2013, AIDSmap)
• ‘Intensive’ antiretroviral regimen achieves rapid suppression of HIV in semen.  (February 2013, AIDSmap)
• UK experts: successful treatment is “as effective as consistent condom use” in reducing HIV transmission.  (January 2013, AIDSmap)
• U.K. Throws Weight Behind Treatment as Prevention Model.  (January 2013, Poz)