| Jax77 | 
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So sorry to Necro, but this post comes up on google searches related to this. While there is not an errata specifically for this, there is an errata for Afflictions that seems to apply:
On the Official FAQ: https://paizo.com/starfinder/faq/
Under Starfinder Core Rulebook Errata (1st and 2nd Printing)
Page 414: In Afflictions, remove the fifth paragraph and add the following text after the second sentence of the third paragraph.
Quote:
On a failed saving throw, if the victim was affected by a condition as a result of the affliction and that condition was removed (such as by remove condition), the victim regains any conditions from earlier steps along the affliction’s progression track (as well as conditions from the current step).
This seems to imply, that the condition is removed by remove condition, and is regained on the next failed saving throw. (Along with any additional conditions from the new step)