The Miami Monkey: A Sunny Alternative to the Berlin Patient

Curing HIV infection has been impossible, with the exception of the “Berlin Patient.” Martinez-Navio et al. (2019) Martinez-Navio J.M.M. Fuchs S.P. Pantry S. Lauer W. Duggan N. Keele B. Rakasz E. Gao G. Lifson J. Desrosiers R.C. Long-term virologic suppression following AAV delivery of anti-HIV monoclonal antibodies. Immunity. 2019; 50 ( this issue) : 567-575 Google Scholar in Miami herein present a rare monkey whose virus was controlled for >3 years after a single genetic intervention that led to persistent production of HIV-neutralizing antibodies in vivo