Huge decline in HIV rates in Zimbabwe driven by fear of infection, says study
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 18:00
in Health & Medicine
The big drop in the numbers of people infected with HIV in Zimbabwe is because of mass social change, driven by fear of infection, according to an international study reported today in the journal PLoS Medicine. The scientists unravelling the reasons behind this unexpected downturn now reveal what they hope are the most important lessons in the fight against the disease for the rest of Africa.