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Leigh Johnson

@leighjohnsoncpt.bsky.social

Epidemiologist and science geek

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The idea that being gay is "un-African" is deeply flawed. In our latest study we analyse data on same-sex unions in South Africa to prove the point: link.springer.com/10.1007/s111...

06.11.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Haroon Moolla's new review shows why even very short interruptions in antiretroviral treatment are bad for immune function: journals.lww.com/jaids/abstra...

14.10.2025 06:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The cost of the plunge: The impact and cost of a cessation of PEPFAR-supported services in South Africa ABSTRACT Background Globally, shifts in United States foreign aid policy have put HIV funding under duress. South Africa is unique in the region because its HIV programme is largely domestically funde...

Our new preprint provides more detail on previously reported impacts of HIV funding cuts: www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

23.04.2025 06:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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US funding cuts could cause over 150,000 extra HIV infections in SA by 2028 Experts say this can be avoided if the South African government covers some of the defunded services

Assessing the impact of HIV funding cuts in South Africa: groundup.org.za/article/us-f...

11.04.2025 06:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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<em>Journal of the International AIDS Society</em> | IAS HIV Research Journal | Wiley Online Library Introduction Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of vertical HIV transmission and adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes. In South Africa, syndrom...

Our new study assesses the importance of STI testing in pregnancy in South Africa: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

27.01.2025 05:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Global trends in CD4 count measurement and distribution at first antiretroviral treatment initiation AbstractBackground. While people with HIV (PWH) start antiretroviral treatment (ART) regardless of CD4 count, CD4 measurement remains crucial for detecting

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Since WHO guidelines shifted to #HIV viral load for monitoring treatment, CD4 testing has plummeted. A new IeDEA paper - led by Renee de Waal and Reshma Kassanjee at Univ of Cape Town and IeDEA Southern Africa - shows by just how much...
In CID: academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...

13.11.2024 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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