The 1985 World Health Organization AIDS surveillance case definition was developed in October 1985, at a conference of

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officials including representatives of the

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(CDC) and

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(WHO) in

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. For this reason, it became known as the Bangui definition for

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. It was developed for use in countries where testing for HIV antibodies was not available. It stated the following: Exclusion criteria # Pronounced

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# Immunosuppressive treatment The diagnosis of AIDS is established when the score is 12 or more.

Revision

The 1985 WHO AIDS surveillance case definition was heavily criticised, for both medical and political reasons. The 1994 expanded World Health Organization AIDS case definition was introduced in 1994 to incorporate the statement that HIV testing ''should'' be done. However, if testing was unavailable, then the Bangui definition should be used.

References

Source:''HIV infection and AIDS in the developing world''
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