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美国第二例患艾滋病的婴儿被治愈 US researchers have revealed another baby carrying the HIV virus may have been cured through early treatment. 美国研究人员透露，另一例携带艾滋病毒的婴儿通过早期治疗可能已经被治愈。 ? Antiretrovial drugs were reportedly administered to the baby in California just four hours after birth. ? The unidentified nine-month-old child is now said to be HIV negative. ? It is the second such case after an HIV-positive Mississippi infant brought into remission following early treatment was reported in 2013. Not without risk ? This is a call to action for us to mobilize and be able to learn from these cases, Johns Hopkins University paediatrics specialist Dr Deborah Persaud said at a Boston medical conference. ? No trace of the virus can now be found in the infants blood or tissues, the doctor revealed.? ? Dr Persaud said the nine-month-old child is still receiving a three-drug anti-Aids cocktail, while the three-year-old Mississippi child stopped receiving antiretroviral treatments two years ago. ? Really the only way we can prove that we have accomplished remission in these kids is by taking them off treatment and thats not without risk, Dr Persaud added. ? Both children are reported to have been born to mothers infected with HIV, which weakens the bodys immune system. ? The human immunodeficiency virus has infected more than 34 million people worldwide, researchers estimate.