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The American-Saudi Connection

Harb A. Harfi, MD; Benyamin M. Fakhry, MD

JAMA. 1986;255(3):383-384.

Abstract
Two Saudi Arabian patients, one adult and one child, developed acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) 2 1/2 and 3 1/2 years after blood transfusion. Both patients received blood imported from the United States in 1981. These are the first cases reported in Saudi Arabia. Since an undetermined number of Saudi patients have received blood imported from the United States, an outbreak of AIDS in Saudi Arabia might prove to be a serious problem in the near future. Measures such as limiting the importation of blood products from countries with a high incidence of AIDS and screening for human T-cell lymphotropic virus type III should be taken to stop the spread of this fatal disease.

(JAMA 1986;255:383-384)

Author Affiliations
From the Section of Allergy and Immunology (Dr Harfi) and the Department of Pediatrics (Dr Fakhry), King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Section of Allergy and Immunology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, PO Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Dr Harfi).

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