AIDS diagnosis and control : current situation, report on a WHO meeting, Munich, 16-18 March 1987.
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TextPublication details: Copenhagen : WHO Regional Office for Europe, 1987. Description: 36 pISBN: 9289010517; 9289040513 (Russian)Title translated: Le Diagnostic et la lutte contre le SIDA : la situation actuelle : rapport sur une réunion de l' OMS, Munich, 16-18 mars 1987Subject(s): Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome -- diagnosis -- prevention and control | Europe | Communicable Diseases and their ControlNLM classification: WC 503.1Abstract: Summarizes the main conclusions and recommendations reached during a meeting where 74 international experts reviewed current knowledge on the diagnosis and control of AIDS in European countries. Conclusions and recommendations center on eight main topics. Consideration of the sensitive questions of routine screening for HIV antibody and recommended sero-epidemiological surveys is followed by an outline of strategies for control in each of the main risk groups, including pregnant women. Other sections give succinct advice on the quality control of blood products and other biologicals and then outline the main requirements for care and counselling facilities. Of particular practical value is a presentation of three models that can be used to help predict epidemiological trends. Other sections outline social aspects of HIV infection, including the need for public education, consider the role of legislation, and list the main research priorities.
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Summarizes the main conclusions and recommendations reached during a meeting where 74 international experts reviewed current knowledge on the diagnosis and control of AIDS in European countries. Conclusions and recommendations center on eight main topics. Consideration of the sensitive questions of routine screening for HIV antibody and recommended sero-epidemiological surveys is followed by an outline of strategies for control in each of the main risk groups, including pregnant women. Other sections give succinct advice on the quality control of blood products and other biologicals and then outline the main requirements for care and counselling facilities. Of particular practical value is a presentation of three models that can be used to help predict epidemiological trends. Other sections outline social aspects of HIV infection, including the need for public education, consider the role of legislation, and list the main research priorities.
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