US health officials have published details of a rare case of suspected female-to-female HIV infection. A 46-year-old woman "likely acquired" the virus during a six-month monogamous relationship with a HIV-positive woman in Texas, said the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). She was infected with a strain that had a 98% genetic match to her partner's. The virus can be transmitted when bodily fluids come into contact with cuts, abrasions and mucus membranes. "In this case,...

