40 years after the discovery of HIV, research raises hopes of remission

Nearly 39 million people worldwide are carriers of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and 1.3 million people contracted HIV in 2022. Forty years after the virus was discovered at the Institut Pasteur, HIV research is still active – the aim is to elucidate the mechanisms of infection so that the virus can be eradicated. The conference "40 years of HIV science," which took place from November 29 to December 1 at the Institut Pasteur in collaboration with ANRS | Emerging Infectious Diseases, was an opportunity to look back at the major advances that are now raising hopes of remission and a cure for HIV.

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