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Testing everyone for HIV leads to drop in infection by a third

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A man being tested for HIV

Testing everyone in a community for HIV and offering immediate treatment to all those who test positive can cut the number of new infections by around a third, according to new research.

The study took place in Zambia and South Africa, both countries with a high burden of disease, and researchers believe that this approach could go some way to ending the HIV epidemic in these two countries and elsewhere.   Read More

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