Cellular automata approach for the dynamics of HIV infection under antiretroviral therapies: The role of the virus diffusion

► Cellular automata describes timescale HIV infection under antiretroviral therapy. ► Self-adjusted drug efficacy accounts for the HIV high mutation rate drug resistance. ► High virus mobility accelerates spread of infection during HIV clinical latency period. ► CA model can be useful to optimize strategies of initiation and schedule of therapies.