Scientists Announce<br />Discovery of New HIV Strain.<br />A recently-published study in the <br />'Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes' <br />has reported the discovery of a new strain of HIV.<br />The strain, dubbed HIV-1 subtype L, is <br />the first new strain of the AIDS-causing <br />virus to be found since 2000. .<br />According to the study’s co-author, Dr. Carole<br />McArthur, the discovery is a reminder of the<br />diseases continued “evolution.”.<br />This discovery reminds us that to end the<br />HIV pandemic, we must continue to out think<br />this continuously-changing virus and use the<br />latest advancements in technology and<br />resources to monitor its evolution, Dr. Carole McArthur, University<br />of Missouri, to CNN.<br />The new strain is reportedly not a cause<br />for alarm, as it is an “outlier” that has<br />not effected a large number of people. .<br />There's no reason to panic or even to worry<br />about it a little bit … Not a lot of people are<br />infected with this. This is an outlier, Dr. Anthony Fauci, National Institute of<br />Allergy and Infectious Diseases, to CNN.<br />Although it is not known how HIV-1 subtype L affects<br />patients with the disease, it is believed that the strain<br />responds positively to current HIV treatments
