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South
Africa has one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in the world AFP
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A study by scientists at
Oxford University has found that 10% of children infected with HIV don't
develop AIDS, even without treatment.
BBC
Africa Live report continues:
Tests
on 170 HIV positive South African children revealed that their immune
systems were behaving in a similar way to primates that had the virus.
Experts said the findings could be the first signs of people co-evolving with HIV and could eventually lead to new therapies for all patients infected with the virus.
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