Community practitioner : the journal of the Community Practitioners' & Health Visitors' Association
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Well into the third decade of the HIV pandemic, there is still no cure on the horizon and recent results of preventive vaccine studies have been disappointing. HIV diagnoses continue to escalate and a significant proportion of individuals with HIV remain undiagnosed. ⋯ Recent prevention initiatives include community studies of vaginal and rectal microbicides, and the provision of antiretrovirals for post-exposure prophylaxis following sexual exposure (PEPSE). Other developments are discussed to provide practitioners with an update on the contemporary issues related to HIV/AIDS.