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Letter from Gay Health Action (10 Fownes Street, Dublin 2) to Dr. Derek Freedman (88 Ranelagh Village, Dublin 6) regarding the "Draft Test Leaflet". Mentions Dr Freedman's concerns about the medical accuracy of the leaflet and his comments about the…

Leaflet (accordion fold) entitled HTLV-III [Human T-lymphotrophic Virus type 3, former name for the human immunodeficiency virus, now known as HIV.]
The AIDS Institute, New York State Health Department, Empire State Plaza, Corning Tower - Rm. 1931,…

Discussion document entitled "HTLV-3 To Test Or Not To Test?" by The Terrence Higgins Trust Limited, BM A.I.D.S., London WC1N 3XX. Dated April 1985.
First page: HTLV Antibody III; To Test or not to test? What does the test detect? What does this…

The Terence Higgins Trust information leaflet, 1st edition, April 1985, entitled "A.I.D.S HTLV III Antibody; To test or not to test?". Front cover states that it was compiled by the help and advice of doctors. Footer reads: "The Terence Higgins…

Newspaper article from The Economist, Science and Technology Brief, entitled "Countering AIDS" and dated January 19, 1985. Discusses the then current situation with AIDS, the scientific response, retroviruses, HTLV, how AIDS gets into the blood, the…

The second Gay Health Action Information Leaflet on HTLV3 testing was produced by Gay Health Action (a member of AIS Action Alliance) in December 1985. Information leaflet 2.

1986 Press Release from Gay Health Action Ireland, publicising the production of the HTLV-3 Test Leaflet. It discusses how GHA has taken the initiative in disseminating accurate information on AIDS in Ireland. GHA "recognises the need for accurate…