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October 1982. HIV/AIDS: Australia’s first AIDS diagnosis

Gay in the 80s Posted on October 7, 2013 by Colin ClewsOctober 7, 2013

In October 1982 Professor Ron Penny diagnosed Australia’s first case of AIDS, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney. The man was a tourist visiting from the USA and he subsequently returned to Florida. The first diagnosis of an Australian with … Continue reading →

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