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First HIV Cases in India

India · Science / Medicine. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1986

Suniti Solomon1986

Madras · Science / Medicine

Suniti Solomon and her team identify India's first documented HIV infections after testing blood samples from women in Madras.

Names involved

Suniti Solomon

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