First Man in World to Beathiv Virus ; Three Years Ago Tests Showed That Andrew Stimpson Was Hiv-Positive. Now, Despite Having Had No Treatment, They Show He Is Clear. Could He, As Excited Doctors Believe, Hold the Key to Defeating Aids?

Mail on Sunday › November 14, 2005

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A BRITISH man is believed to have become the only person in the world to beat the AIDS virus, The Mail on Sunday reveals today.

Andrew Stimpson, 25, was twice diagnosed HIV-positive. But, inexplicably, further tests 14 months later showed the virus had completely cleared from his body.

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First Man in World to Beathiv Virus ; Three Years Ago Tests Showed That Andrew Stimpson Was Hiv-Positive. Now, Despite Having Had No Treatment, They Show He Is Clear. Could He, As Excited Doctors Believe, Hold the Key to Defeating Aids?

Last night, there was excited speculation that his case which raises questions about how the infection occurs may provide a breakthrough in the search for a cure.

'It is tantalising for scientists wanting to create an HIV vaccine,' said Professor Jonathan Weber, one of Britain's foremost HIV/AIDS experts.

Mr Stimpson's own doctors have described his recovery achieved without any medication as remarkable and, crucially, are adamant no mistak...

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