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. 2011 Jun;17(6):1044-8.
doi: 10.3201/eid/1706.100184.

Reflections on 30 years of AIDS

Kevin M De Cock  1 , Harold W Jaffe, James W Curran
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Reflections on 30 years of AIDS

Kevin M De Cock et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jun.

Abstract

June 2011 marks the 30th anniversary of the first description of what became known as HIV/AIDS, now one of history's worst pandemics. The basic public health tools of surveillance and epidemiologic investigation helped define the epidemic and led to initial prevention recommendations. Features of the epidemic, including the zoonotic origin of HIV and its spread through global travel, are central to the concept of emerging infectious diseases. As the epidemic expanded into developing countries, new models of global health and new global partnerships developed. Advocacy groups played a major role in mobilizing the response to the epidemic, having human rights as a central theme. Through the commitments of governments and private donors, modern HIV treatment has become available throughout the developing world. Although the end of the epidemic is not yet in sight and many challenges remain, the response has been remarkable and global health has changed for the better.

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