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Why has HIV in Saskatchewan become more harmful for some people?

Reports have suggested that HIV may be progressing more rapidly in Saskatchewan. Researchers analyzed the genetic sequences of HIV among people in the province. They discovered strains of HIV that have adapted to some people’s immune defences. The immune system consists of a network of cells, tissues and organs, all organized to help defend the […]

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Zabrina Brumme named Laboratory Director of BC Centre for Excellence

VANCOUVER, BC – The BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE) announced Dr. Zabrina Brumme has been appointed Director of Canada’s leading HIV laboratory program. . Dr. Brumme will be on secondment from her position as Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University (SFU), where she additionally holds a Michael

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Mutated HIV Strain May be Causing Earlier AIDS Symptoms

New research warns that mutated strains of HIV detected in Saskatchewan, Canada, appear to be leading to faster-developing AIDS-related illnesses. The research, published this month in the science journal “AIDS“, came about after health workers reported rapidly-growing HIV rates in 2016 in the west Canadian province of Saskatchewan, with the vast majority of cases among

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Descoberta mutação do VIH na província canadiana de Saskatchewan

Uma mutação de estirpes do VIH pode levar a um desenvolvimento mais acelerado de doenças relacionadas com a sida, de acordo com um estudo feito na região canadiana de Saskatchewan, que tem das taxas mais altas da doença neste país da AmŽrica do Norte, revela um estudo publicado na revista científica Aids, tambŽm noticiado pelo

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Mutated HIV strain in Canada is turning into AIDS much faster than usual, report warns

A mutated strain of HIV spotted in Canada is driving sufferers to develop AIDS quicker than usual, a study reveals. The strain is circulating in Saskatchewan, where 80 percent of people diagnosed with the illness are Indigenous. Doctors started reporting alarmingly rapid declines among patients in 2016, when the rate of HIV infections rocketed to

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Mutated HIV strains in Canada may cause quicker illness, study finds

Strains circulating in Saskatchewan, where nearly 80% of infected are indigenous, may lead to faster development of related viruses Mutated strains of HIV circulating in a Canadian province where HIV rates rank among the highest in North America could be leading to the more rapid development of Aids-related illnesses, according to new research. The research,

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Des souches mutantes de VIH en Saskatchewan

AMSTERDAM – Des souches mutantes de VIH qui circulent en Saskatchewan entraînent le dÂŽveloppement plus rapide de maladies liÂŽes au sida chez la population autochtone, affirme une nouvelle ÂŽtude. La recherche du Centre d’excellence sur le VIH / sida de la Colombie-Britannique et de l’UniversitÂŽ Simon Fraser a ÂŽtÂŽ prÂŽsentÂŽe jeudi, dans le cadre de

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Mutated strains of HIV in Sask. causing AIDS-related illnesses quicker: study

Mutated strains of HIV circulating in Saskatchewan are leading to faster-developing AIDS-related illnesses in the Indigenous population, new research has shown. The research from the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and Simon Fraser University was presented at the 2018 AIDS Conference in Amsterdam on Thursday. It showed that the strains of HIV in Saskatchewan

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Une mutation du VIH en Saskatchewan alarme la communautÂŽ scientifique

La progression anormalement rapide du VIH en Saskatchewan est due à une mutation du virus lui permettant de rŽsister à la rŽponse immunitaire dŽclenchŽe par les personnes infectŽes, affirme une Žtude menŽe par des universitaires de la Colombie-Britannique. Une mutation clŽ a ŽtŽ trouvŽe dans plus de 80 % des souches du VIH en Saskatchewan,

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The BC-CfE Laboratory is streamlining reporting processes for certain tests in order to simplify distribution and record-keeping, and to ensure completeness of results. Beginning September 2, 2025, results for the ‘Resistance Analysis of HIV-1 Protease and Reverse Transcriptase’ (Protease-RT) and ‘HIV-1 Integrase Resistance Genotype’ tests will be combined into a single ‘HIV-1 Resistance Genotype Report’.
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