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Issue No.
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| June 03, 2011
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AIDSinfo.nih.gov is pleased to provide you with a weekly update of highlights about what has happened in the world of HIV/AIDS treatment, prevention, and research. We hope you find this encapsulated view of HIV/AIDS news useful. |
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30 Years of HIV/AIDS
On June 5, 1981, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) published an article reporting on the first cases of the disease we now know as AIDS. On June 5, 2011, we observe the 30th anniversary of this discovery.
Over the past 30 years, scientists have made great strides in the fight against AIDS, including identifying HIV, the virus that causes AIDS; the development of an HIV test and more than 30 antiretroviral medications to treat HIV/AIDS; and scientific discoveries that have contributed toward progress in the development of an HIV vaccine.
In commemoration of the 30th anniversary, many organizations are reflecting on the past three decades as well as focusing on the future:
- Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director of NIAID, and Carl W. Dieffenbach, Ph.D., Director of the NIAID Division of AIDS, published an article in the Annals of Internal Medicine discussing long-term HIV/AIDS research goals.
- Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director of NIAID, and Jack Whitescarver, Ph.D., NIH Associate Director for AIDS Research and Director of the NIH Office of AIDS Research, released a statement about the 30th anniversary.
- Thomas R. Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., Director of the CDC, released a statement commemorating the 30th anniversary.
- The CDC developed a Web page with links to fact sheets and other information about the 30th anniversary.
- The June 3, 2011, MMWR includes an article about the 30th anniversary of HIV/AIDS.
Join AIDSinfo in Observing Caribbean-American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
June 8, 2011, marks the sixth annual Caribbean-American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, which is a community-based initiative that encourages HIV/AIDS education, testing, and treatment in Caribbean communities. According to the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), the Caribbean has been disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS and has the second highest adult HIV prevalence rates after sub-Saharan Africa.
AIDSinfo has developed a specialty page in observance of this awareness day that includes information and resources about HIV/AIDS for Caribbean communities.
More information is available:
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