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[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/america-hiv-outbreak-origins-nyc-gaetan-dugas by Nsikan Akpan 26/10/16 PBS NEWS] | [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/america-hiv-outbreak-origins-nyc-gaetan-dugas by Nsikan Akpan 26/10/16 PBS NEWS] | ||
HIV arrived in New York City precisely 10 years before doctors first noticed the disease, a conclusion that’s based on new research published today in Nature. The finding solves a 35-year-old mystery surrounding the origins of America’s outbreak, the first in the world to be noticed by doctors. | HIV arrived in New York City precisely 10 years before doctors first noticed the disease, a conclusion that’s based on new research published today in Nature. The finding solves a 35-year-old mystery surrounding the origins of America’s outbreak, the first in the world to be noticed by doctors. | ||
=====HIV 'may have an ancient origin'===== | |||
[https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-21189141 by Helen Briggs, BBC] | |||
HIV, which causes Aids, emerged in humans in the 20th Century, but scientists have long known that similar viruses in monkeys and apes have existed for much longer. | |||
