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Doctor charged with herpes transmission
A South London doctor has been charged with grievous bodily harm for passing
on herpes to his girlfriend. In the first case of its kind in England,
the 33-year-old cancer specialist is accused of passing on a sexually
transmitted disease knowing he was a carrier. The case follows a 14-month
inquiry by police and the Crown Prosecution Service.
UK Africans still test too late
Africans in Britain are still not being diagnosed for HIV until it is
often too late, according to recent research. The
Pictured at the National Aids Trust Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Lecture, given by ex-US President Bill Clinton (see feature) are Professor Michael Adler, former chair of NAT, Nick Partridge, Terrence Higgins Trust Chief Executive, and actor and writer Stephen Fry.
percentage of Africans testing late is as high as it was in 1989. The study found that the average CD4 count at diagnosis was 188 for black Africans
