 Revised 10 Questions About HIV, Syphilis, and Pregnancy Brochure
DSHS revised the brochure
10 Questions About HIV, Syphilis, and Pregnancy (PDF : 2,124 kB) to conform with Section 5 of
SB 748 [Texas Legislature] which takes effect on September 1, 2019. DSHS also revised the Spanish version
10 preguntas sobre el VIH, la sífilis y el embarazo (PDF : 2,126 kB).
 Treatment as Prevention
The CDC recently released a letter encouraging providers to continue spreading the word about the power of viral suppression to improve the health of people with HIV and to prevent the sexual transmission of HIV. For Antiretroviral Therapy (ART), the science is strong and clear; the data show that the effectiveness for ART with viral suppression is estimated to be 100% for preventing sexual transmission of HIV. Read the letter (PDF : 210 kB).
 DSHS Updates Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Position Statement and Releases Dear Colleague Letter for PrEP
DSHS updated the
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) position statement on January 14, 2019. DSHS also released a
Dear Colleague letter detailing the current evidence behind PrEP (PDF : 387 kB).
Recommendations Regarding the Use of Dolutegravir in Adults and Adolescents with HIV who are Pregnant or of Child-Bearing Potential
An NIH-funded observational surveillance study of birth outcomes among pregnant women on antiretroviral therapy in Botswana identified neural tube defects in four infants born to 426 women who initiated a dolutegravir (DTG)-based regimen prior to pregnancy, and who were still receiving it at the time of conception. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Antiretroviral Guidelines Panels are issuing recommendations... Learn more [AIDSinfo.gov]
Health Advisory: Rapidly Growing Clusters of Ongoing HIV Transmission in Texas
DSHS encourages Texas healthcare providers to enhance efforts to prevent, diagnose and treat HIV in the wake of 16 rapidly growing clusters of HIV infections in the state. Laboratory analysis of these infections indicates sustained transmission of genetically similar types of HIV... read the Health Advisory: Rapidly Growing Clusters of Ongoing HIV Transmission in Texas (PDF : 327 kB) and
read the Molecular HIV Surveillance - Genotype Clusters Talking Points (PDF : 189 kB)
 CDC Issues Guidance for Preventing Sexual Transmission of Zika Virus
CDC has issued new interim guidance on preventing sexual transmission of Zika virus... Learn more
 Drug Resistant Gonorrhea on the Rise
Gonorrhea is developing a resistance to the last classes of drugs available in the U.S. that are able to cure infection... Learn more
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