HIV-seq tool finds active reservoir cells during therapy

Medical Xpress
March 7, 2026
For people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), life-saving antiretroviral therapy keeps their HIV-infected immune cells from making new copies of the virus, preventing illness and transmission. Historically, these infected cells have been known as the "latent" HIV reservoir—implying that the HIV within the infected cells is completely inactive.
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Originally published on Medical Xpress on 3/7/2026