HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): Is it time to rethink HIV prevention in travelers?

Soon after the HI-Virus was discovered, condoms were found to be an effective measure to protect against HIV. The success of large-scale prevention campaigns, combined with the ‘treatment as prevention’ approach led to the control of this epidemic in most western countries. However, considering the numbers of new infections it seems as if condoms might not work for everyone and not in every situation. To use a condom, it is necessary to have one at hand and to act rati onally in a moment of ecstasy.
Source: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research