Huge milestone recorded in global AIDS epidemic as second person is ‘cleared’ of HIV

- A London patient has become the second person to be ‘cleared’ of the HIV virus after receiving a bone marrow transplant

- An American, Timothy Brown, is the first known patient to be functionally cured of HIV

- While the bone marrow method offers hope for new treatment strategies, it is not appropriate for all HIV-infected patients

After receiving a bone marrow transplant from an HIV resistant donor, a London patient has become the second known man to be cleared of the AIDS virus, according to his doctor.

Since undergoing the transplant operation three years ago, the patient – name withheld - has shown no trace of previous HIV infection, Xinhua reports.

Legit.ng gathers that Ravindra Gupta, a professor and HIV biologist who co-led a team of doctors treating the man, said: “There is no virus there that we can measure. We can’t detect anything.”

However, instead of saying the patient was ‘cured’, Gupta described him as ‘functionally cured’ and ‘in remission’. He said it’s too early to say the patient is cured.

Timothy Brown, an American man who also underwent similar treatment in Germany in 2007, is the first known patient to be functionally cured of HIV.

Both patients received bone marrow stem cells from donors with a rare genetic mutation known as “CCR5 delta 32,” which confers resistance to HIV.

However, between Brown and the London patient, there have been other attempts by scientists to cure other AIDS patients using the same method. All the attempts failed.

While the method offers hope for new treatment strategies, Gupta has stated that it is not appropriate for all HIV-infected patients.

It may not necessarily be effective, specifically for patients carrying the CXCR4 gene.

PAY ATTENTION: Install our latest app for Android, read best news on Nigeria’s #1 news app

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the federal government confirmed a report which ranked Nigeria first on the list of countries with high records of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS throughout the world.

The government confirmed local and international indices that affirmed that Nigeria produces 30 percent of children born with HIV/AIDS internationally.

NAIJ.com (naija.ng) -> Legit.ng: Same great journalism, upgraded for better service!

Signs you need to go for an HIV/AIDS test ASAP - on Legit TV:

Source: Legit.ng

from Nigeria News today & Breaking Naija news ▷ Read on Legit.ng 24/7 https://ift.tt/2UhwB5b
via EDUPEDIA24/7

Comments

Nigerian Academy Of Science Inducts First Female President

The Nigerian Academy of Science has inducted a professor of Parasitology/Epidemiology, Ekanem Ikpi Braide, as its 19th President on Thursday. In a statement issued by Oladoyin Odubanjo, the Executive Secretary of the Academy, Braide is the Academy’s first female President in 44 years of existence. It read, “Braide was a member of the national committee that achieved the laudable feat of guinea worm eradication in Nigeria. “She has a rich professional experience as a researcher and an administrator. In July 2010, Professor Braide was honoured by the President of Nigeria with the award of Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) for her contribution to disease control in Nigeria. “She was nominated by the Honourable Minister of Health to serve in the Ministerial Expert Advisory Committee on COVID-19 Health Sector Response (MEACoC-HSR). “Professor Braide served as Vice-Chancellor, Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Calabar, Nigeria (2004 to 2009) and as P...

NLNG Signs Letter Of Intent On Delayed Gas Expansion Project

The Nigerian Natural Liquefied Gas LTD has signed a letter of intent for the engineering, procurement and construction of its long held up Train Seven project. In a statement released by the company on Wednesday, it said that the $10bn project will be executed by a consortium of Italian firm Saipem, Japan’s Chiyoda and South Korea’s Daewoo. The statement reads, “The project will form part of the investment of over $10bn including the upstream scope of the LNG value chain, thereby boosting the much needed Foreign Direct Investment profile of Nigeria.” Managing Director of NLNG, Tony Atta, said in 2018 that the Final Investment Decision would be made in the fourth quarter of that year. This did not however, materialize. According to the release, the project will have a four to five-year execution time after the signing of the FID. The project is expected to add an extra 8 million tons per annum of gas to the 22 mtpa currently exported by the company. Oil News AddThis :...

Former Maritime Agency Boss, Buba Galadima, Accuses AMCON Of Witch-hunt After Property Takeover

A former Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Agency, Buba Galadima, has accused the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria of witch-hunt after the agency took possession of his business and assets on Tuesday in Abuja. Galadima, an ardent critic of President Muhammadu Buhari, claimed that he did not borrow money or have unpaid debt with Unity Bank, which lodged a complaint against him and occasioned AMCON’s move on Tuesday. The properties taken over include House No. 15, Addis Ababa Crescent, Wuse Zone 4, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and House No. 4, Bangui Street, Wuse 2, also in Abuja. Reacting to the situation, Galadima said, “This is an attempt to disgrace and break me down. This is injustice and an attempt to humiliate me. "But I am unbreakable and they can never silence me. They sacked me and over 50 people that sleep in the apartment. "We don’t know where to go. We will remain on the streets. We will remain on the streets until God provi...

EDUPEDIA247

Search This Blog