Reading List

No HIV transmission from virally suppressed mothers during breastfeeding in rural Tanzania (2018)

Brief report from clinical practice in Tanzania which found no HIV transmission from mothers who were retained in care and had suppressed viral load whilst breastfeeding. They conclude: "Breastfeeding signifies a very low risk when mothers adhere to ART."

The potential for transmission of human immunodeficiency virus through human bites

Reviews evidence related to the potential for HIV transmission through human bites. Concludes that while biologically possible, transmission remains unlikely, risk is epidemiologically insignificant and as yet, has not been well documented.

Brief Amicus Curiae of American Academy of HIV Medicine, Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, Center for HIV Law and Policy, HIV Medicine Association, and Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc., in Support of Defendant-Appellant David Plunkett

Principle witness requests that testimony be withdrawn and that the case be reviewed.

Claims that phylogenetic analysis can prove direction of transmission are unfounded, say experts

Questions the merits of a phylogentics article published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and warns against relying on its conclusions.

“Criminalization Creep”: A brief discussion of the criminalization of HIV/AIDS nondisclosure in Canada

Provides an overview and analysis of criminal cases of HIV exposure and transmission to 2010, and proposes policy options for addressing the problems posed by the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure.