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Dr Moore of the Health Services Division welcomed the establishment of an advisory committee on the virological safety of blood, noting the growing public awareness that viruses can be transmitted by blood and blood products.

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Dr Harris wrote to the CMO with the proposal for a new advisory group on the virological safety of blood under his chairmanship.

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A memo from Dr Pickles to Dr Harris noted that a proposal to establish a committee on the virological safety of blood followed from an EAGA meeting.

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HS1A took the lead on AIDS-related problems within the DHSS.

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Dr Tedder wrote to Dr Walford explaining AIDS is likely to be caused by an infectious agent or agents.

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A report setting out the Line to take on AIDS noted the Blood Transfusion Research Committee of the Central Blood Laboratories Authority would be considering the problems posed by AIDS to the Blood Transfusion Service.

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Dr Sibellas made Dr Field aware of two British Medical Journal articles on the subject of AIDS.

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The Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre set up a surveillance scheme to monitor opportunistic infections and cases of Kaposi's sarcoma, based on death certificates identified by the Office of Population, Censuses, and Surveys.

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The Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens was established.

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The Minister of State for Health, Dr Gerard Vaughan, attended the inaugural meeting of the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens.

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Dr Geffen sought advice from Dr Evans about creating an Advisory Group on Hepatitis.

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Dr Evans gave Dr Geffen the go ahead for the creation of a group to advise on issues relating to hepatitis.

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Dr Logan of the DHSSNI was sent an invitation to attend as observer the meetings of the Advisory Group on Hepatitis.

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The terms of reference of the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens set out that it should provide advice to the health ministers of the UK, the agriculture ministers, the Health and Safety Commission and the Health and Safety Executive.

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A report was prepared setting out the donation history of a blood donor diagnosed with AIDS in autumn 1984, who had previously donated blood, including in late March 1984.

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Consultant pathologist, J Buchanan, wrote to Dr Barnes regarding a patient who received a transfusion from a blood donor who had been diagnosed with AIDS.

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A press release which accompanied the publication of the second AIDS leaflet reported Kenneth Clarke stating that donors in the risk groups must not give blood as they may unknowingly be carriers of the AIDS virus.

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The annual report by Sir Henry Yellowlees on the State of the Public Health for the year 1981 noted a rise in notifications of infective jaundice attributed to Hepatitis A.

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The annual report by Sir Henry Yellowlees on the State of the Public Health for the year 1980 provided an update on hepatitis infection figures.

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The annual report by Sir Henry Yellowlees on the State of the Public Health for the year 1982 referred to AIDS for the first time.

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