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Highly virulent HIV variant discovered in Netherlands

(Image from Anadolu) LONDON - A highly virulent variant of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) has been discovered in the Netherlands, a scientific study said on Thursday. Published in the journal Science, the analysis of more than 100 HIV patients revealed that those who contracted the variant, known as VB, had between 3.5 to 5.5 times higher levels of the virus in their blood, making them more likely to transmit the virus. The findings are the results of a joint study by the Oxford University Big Data Institute and the Netherlands HIV Monitoring Foundation. According to the journal, the variant also appears to have led to a reduction in immune cells. Consequently, infected people are at risk of developing AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) much more quickly than those infected with other versions of HIV. However, the journal asserted that the new variant is as treatable as ordinary HIV and can be detected using the same diagnostic tests used for other HIV variants. The new var

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