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The International Epidemiology of AIDS

Reports to the World Health Organization suggest that at least five million people worldwide are infected by the AIDS virus and a million new cases of AIDS are likely within the next five years

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Peter Piot, MD, is the director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and is the former executive director of UNAIDS. He also sits on the judging panel for the Recognizing Excellence Around Champions of Health (REACH) Awards, which are to be presented at the RLM Forum in Abu Dhabi in November, 2019.

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 259 Issue 4This article was originally published with the title “The International Epidemiology of AIDS” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 259 No. 4 (), p. 82
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1088-82