Journal Watch

Risk of mortality in people infected with HIV released from prison or jail in Connecticut, USA

More resources are required to identify and treat HIV, in addition to medical co-morbidities, psychiatric disorders and substance use disorders, during and following incarceration of people with HIV

Tissue tropism of Zika virus in congenital infections

Zika virus replicates in the epithelial tissues of kidneys, lungs, thymus and brain in cases of congenital Zika syndrome

Use of aerosol sampling for influenza A viruses in Vietnam

Aerosol sampling could be used for early warning screening of poultry markets for novel influenza virus detection, such as A(H7N9). Markets with positive aerosol samples could be followed up with more focused individual bird or cage swabbing.

Safety and efficacy of the novel non-nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor doravirine

Doravirine is non-inferior to efavirenz for treatment of ART-naive patients with HIV at week 48 and is well-tolerated, with significantly fewer neuropsychiatric events and minimal changes in LDL and non-HDL cholesterol