A young British man thought to be the first person to have shaken off HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is to undergo further clinical tests in the hope of a breakthrough in treating the condition. Mr Stimpson, a Scot living in London, was found to be HIV-positive in August 2002 at the Victoria clinic for sexual health in central London. In October 2003, after impressing doctors with his good health, Stimpson was offered a new test, which came back negative. Further tests in December 2003 and March last year also proved negative. The tests were re-checked by the Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust when Stimpson threatened litigation believing there must be a mistake, but the results confirmed all the tests had been accurate. “It was the last thing I expected. I was astonished. I was baffled too. There are 34.9 million people with HIV globally and I am just one person who managed to control it, to survive from it and to get rid of it from my body,” Andrew Stimpson told. "For me that is unbelievable - it is a miracle. I think I'm one of the luckiest people alive."

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