Reporting of patients with AIDS by name (AIDS surveillance)has until now formed the cornerstone of the nation's effortsto monitor and characterize the epidemic of human immunodeficiencyvirus (HIV) infection. AIDS surveillance tracked the growthof the disease from a small number of cases in a few large citieson the East and West coasts to a national epidemic and a leadingcause of death among persons 25 to 44 years of age.1 AIDS surveillancefocuses on the most advanced stage of HIV disease, which —in the absence of effective treatment — develops on average10 years after . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Current Status of HIV and AIDS Surveillance
Justifications for National HIV Case Reporting in the United States
Monitoring the Epidemic
Targeting Prevention and Public Health Services
Linking Persons with HIV Infection to Health Education, Treatment, and Partner-Notification Services
Allocating Funding
The Behavioral and Social Impact of Named HIV Reporting
Anonymous-Testing Options
The Need for Privacy of Health Information
Unique Identifiers: An Alternative to Named Surveillance
National HIV Case Reporting
Solomon L., Benjamin G., Fernando M. D., Coburn T. A., Smith S., Gostin L. O., Ward J. W., Baker A. C.
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