On June 5th, the world marked 40 years since the first five cases of what later became known as AIDS were officially reported. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) described the five cases. Visit HIV.gov for resources and information on upcoming webinars throughout June to commemorate the 40th anniversary of HIV.
Recommended Reading:
- Mayer KH. Fortieth anniversary reflections on the early days of HIV and the current era. J Int AIDS Soc. 2021 Jun;24(6):e25757. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25757. PMID: 34097346; PMCID: PMC8183631.
- Bayer R, Oppenheimer GM, Parisi V. Marking the 40th anniversary of the AIDS epidemic - American physicians look back. N Engl J Med. 2021 Jun 2. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp2106933. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34077638.
- De Cock KM, Jaffe HW, Curran JW. Reflections on 40 years of AIDS. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jun;27(6):1553-1560. doi: 10.3201/eid2706.210284. PMID: 34013858; PMCID: PMC8153860.
- Beyrer C. A pandemic anniversary: 40 years of HIV/AIDS. Lancet. 2021 Jun 5;397(10290):2142-2143. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01167-3. Epub 2021 Jun 1. PMID: 34087110.
- David J. Sencer CDC Museum's Virtual Exhibition: Reflections on 40 Years of HIV.
Published: Monday, June 21, 2021
