AIDS experts called for more tests on a British man who claims his body has rid itself of the virus that causes AIDS. Andrew Stimpson, 25, told two British newspapers that he tested positive for HIV in August 2002, but that tests 14 months later came back negative.
He told the Mail on Sunday, “I can’t help wondering if I hold the cure for AIDS.” Stimpson also was interviewed by News of the World, which said it paid for the story — a common practice in Britain — but declined to reveal how much.
The Mail on Sunday could not immediately be reached for comment. The Chelsea & Westminster Healthcare Trust, which conducted Stimpson’s HIV tests, confirmed he had had a positive test followed by a negative one, but would not say this meant he was cured.
“This is a rare and complex case,” the hospital said in a statement. “When we became aware of Mr. Stimpson’s HIV-negative test results, we offered him further tests to help us investigate and find an explanation for the different results. So far Mr. Stimpson has declined this offer.”
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He told the Mail on Sunday, “I can’t help wondering if I hold the cure for AIDS.” Stimpson also was interviewed by News of the World, which said it paid for the story — a common practice in Britain — but declined to reveal how much.
The Mail on Sunday could not immediately be reached for comment. The Chelsea & Westminster Healthcare Trust, which conducted Stimpson’s HIV tests, confirmed he had had a positive test followed by a negative one, but would not say this meant he was cured.
“This is a rare and complex case,” the hospital said in a statement. “When we became aware of Mr. Stimpson’s HIV-negative test results, we offered him further tests to help us investigate and find an explanation for the different results. So far Mr. Stimpson has declined this offer.”
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