2. ICASA Track A – Basic Science Rapporteur’s Report

3. GROUP MEMBERS Lead Rapporteur Lead Rapporteur: Kuda Mutasa Zimbabwe Rapporteurs Tinashe Mudzviti Zimbabwe David Eric Ouedraogo Burkina Faso Gloria Rusenga Zimbabwe Tendai Chipunza Zimbabwe

4. Track A Sessions TitleNumber of Planned Presentations Number of Presentation Delivered Session 1HIV Drug Resistance63 Session 2Drug Resistance among HIV Co-infected with STD 62

5. HIV Drug Resistance: Take Home Messages NVP resistance virus is still being transmitted to the children even in children born to mothers unexposed to NVP (Maiga et al. Abstract WEAA0101) Expansion of PI based regimen to all children should be recommended (Maiga et al., Abstract WEAA0101) Further testing eg. viral load tests are needed to further understand the role mutations when co-occurring in viral fitness (Njenda et al., Abstract WEAA0105)

6. Drug Resistance among HIV Co-infected with STD Take Home Messages Roll-out of the Oligonucleotide Ligation Assay (OLA) assay is possible in the Zimbabwean setting and its transfer to other settings is also possible. (Mutsvangwa et al., Abstract THUAA0202) Pseudo virus system can be routinely applied to screen plant products for antiviral activity in South Africa.(Mavhandu et al., Abstract THUAA0205)

7. Rapporteurs Comparing Notes

9. THANK YOU MAZVITA MERCI