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Article: AIDS: Africa, center of the epidemic.
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- United Press International
- Article date:
- September 10, 2003
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Sep 10, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX)
This is the first of a multi-part series by United Press International on the state of the global AIDS epidemic.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (UPI) -- The tragedy of AIDS begins and ends in Africa.
AIDS most likely occurred first in Africa, probably early in the 20th Century, when an as-yet-unknown carrier animal transmitted the deadly human immunodeficiency virus to a human. Though the disease was first recognized elsewhere, the story of the worldwide epidemic remains unmatched in severity and tragedy on the continent of Africa.
The horror and extent of the disease has brought ...