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Origin of AIDS traced to about a century ago
A Nature study pushes HIV origin back to 1884 1924 with a tighter 1908 estimate. Using genetic data from Kinshasa samples from 1959 and 1960 plus modern strains, researchers suggest urban Africa's growth spurred early spread. Worobey Fauci caution that this shifts timing but not the basic timeline of HIV emergence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Michael Worobey
University of Arizona
Nature
Africa
Worobey
Kinshasa
Congo
Anthony Fauci
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Bethesda