LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Doctor voices concern over lack of screening for HIV-2

Genre

Interview

TX Date

18 Jun 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:11

Description

Dr Abraham Karpas (Assistant Director of the Research Department of Haematology at the University of Cambridge Clinical School) is interviewed about the most recent strain of HIV - known as HIV-2, isolated in 1985/86 in France. He says it may be far more widespread than people believe and could be more dangerous than HIV-1 because the symptoms can take years to develop. He says people may have been spreading the disease unknowingly via partners and blood donations. He has been lobbying the Government for two years to have people screened for HIV-2. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Abraham Karpas

Keywords

Government; Health; UK; France; AIDS; Medical research; HIV; David Mellor; Testing; Blood; Blood products; University of Cambridge; West Africa; Nicolas Bonsor; Christopher Butler

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