Advances in Dental Research, Vol 9, 146-146, Copyright © 1995 by International & American Associations for Dental Research
Global aspects of HIV pandemic
J. J. Pindborg
WHO Collaborating Centre for Oral Manifestations of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Dental Department, University Hospital, Denmark.
Twice a year, the World Health Organization publishes reports on AIDS from
member countries. At the most recent publication, 190 countries reported
that they had no AIDS cases. The other countries reported 611,589 AIDS
cases. The introduction will give a brief account of the HIV epidemiology,
pointing out the areas where a rapid worsening is taking place.