TY - JOUR AU - De Cock, Kevin M. AU - Jaffe, Harold W. AU - Curran, James W. T1 - Reflections on 30 Years of AIDS T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2011 VL - 17 IS - 6 SP - 1044 SN - 1080-6059 AB - June 2011 marks the 30th anniversary of the first description of what became known as HIV/AIDS, now one of history’s worst pandemics. The basic public health tools of surveillance and epidemiologic investigation helped define the epidemic and led to initial prevention recommendations. Features of the epidemic, including the zoonotic origin of HIV and its spread through global travel, are central to the concept of emerging infectious diseases. As the epidemic expanded into developing countries, new models of global health and new global partnerships developed. Advocacy groups played a major role in mobilizing the response to the epidemic, having human rights as a central theme. Through the commitments of governments and private donors, modern HIV treatment has become available throughout the developing world. Although the end of the epidemic is not yet in sight and many challenges remain, the response has been remarkable and global health has changed for the better. KW - HIV KW - AIDS KW - history KW - viruses KW - historical review DO - 10.3201/eid1706.100184 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/6/10-0184_article ER - End of Reference