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History and Origins of the HIV Epidemic
Content reviewed February 2012
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Updates
decorative spacerThe Federal Government and 30 Years of AIDS
Commentaries, timelines, and video chats recognizing the 30th anniversary of the first AIDS case. AIDS.gov. December 2011.
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National Museum of American History 30 years of AIDS exhibit. February 2012.
Journal Articles
decorative spacerDirect evidence of extensive diversity of HIV-1 in Kinshasa by 1960
Worobey M, Gemmel M, Teuwen DE, et al. Nature. 2008 Oct 2;455(7213):661-4.
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Sharp PM, Hahn BH. Nature. 2008 Oct 2;455(7213):605-6.
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Fauci AS. Nature. 2008 May 15; 453: 289-290.
decorative spacerThe emergence of HIV/AIDS in the Americas and beyond
Gilbert MT, Rambaut A, Wlasiuk G, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci. 2007 Nov 20;104(47):18566-70. Epub Oct 2007.
Policy Reports, Papers, and Briefs
decorative spacerEpidemiology of HIV/AIDS --- United States, 1981--2005
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MMWR 2006;55(21);589-592.
decorative spacerThe Relationship Between HIV and AIDS
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. September 1995
decorative spacerThe Evidence that HIV Causes AIDS
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. November 1994
decorative spacerPneumocystis Pneumonia --- Los Angeles
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MMWR 1981;30(21);1-3.
Presentations, Interviews, and Roundtable Discussions
decorative spacerThe Federal Government and 30 Years of AIDS
Commentaries, timelines, and video chats recognizing the 30th anniversary of the first AIDS case. AIDS.gov. December 2011.
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On the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day, HIV researchers, clinicians, and community advocates talk about their experiences in the early days of the epidemic, the lessons learned during the past 25 years, and their thoughts on efforts to combat HIV in the future.UCSF Center for HIV Information. November 2008.
decorative spacerInterview with Luc Montagnier
Audio file of a telephone interview with Dr. Montagnier following receipt of the Nobel Prize. Adam Smith, Nobel Foundation. October 6, 2008.
decorative spacerThe Early AIDS Epidemic in the US: Views from Atlanta and Hollywood
Audio and slides from a presentation by Harold Jaffe at the 15th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. Feb 3, 2008.
Patient and Community Education
decorative spacer The Global HIV/AIDS Timeline
Kaiser Family Foundation.
First-Person Accounts
decorative spacerThe San Francisco AIDS Oral History Series, 1981-1984
Oral histories on the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California Berkeley.
decorative spacerIn Their Own Words: NIH Researchers Recall the Early Years of AIDS
National Institutes of Health.
decorative spacerACT UP Oral History Project
Oral interviews with members of ACT UP. 2008.
Links
decorative spacerFaces of AIDS
Global AIDS Film Archive. Karolinska Institute. 2008.
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UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management, Archives & Special Collections.
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University of California, Berkeley.
decorative spacer AVERT's History of AIDS
An overview of the history of the AIDS epidemic from AVERT.

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