Dr Robert Gallo's team in the US identified the Cytopathic Retroviruses virus as the presumptive cause of AIDS and named it HTLV-3.

Linked evidence

PRSE0001131 - Frequent Detection and Isolation of Cytopathic Retroviruses (HTLV - III) Patients with AISA and at Risk for AIDS - 04 May 1984

Chronology Information

Date:

4 May 1984

Chapter/issue

Knowledge of the Risk of AIDS