Health officials have “virtually” eliminated HIV transmission in parts of Sydney that were once the epicentre of the Australian AIDS epidemic, raising hopes of conquering a disease that has killed more than 40mn.
HIV diagnoses in inner Sydney plunged 88 per cent from the 2008-2012 average to just 11 cases last year, a decline on a scale never before recorded in a former AIDS hotspot.
The results are adding to evidence that existing prevention strategies, including testing and pre-exposure drugs, are highly effective when implemented correctly.
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