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The epidemic of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) will be severe in Switzerland. Although there has been a swift and comprehensive nationwide prevention programme since February 1987, which slowed down the new infection rate, the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) in Switzerland estimates from a wide variety of epidemiological data that between 20,000 and 30,000 persons are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (FAC and FOPH, 1989, 7). Cumulative estimates range from 9,000 to 15,000 persons with AIDS (PWAs) until the end of 1995 (FAC and FOPH, 1989, 7; Pedergnana et al., 1988, 42–47). Since the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, there have been 702 PWAs reported up to December 31, 1988 (FAC and FOPH, 1989, 18).
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Pedergnana, M.R.H. (1990). Indicators and Trends of Direct and Indirect Costs of AIDS on a National Level: Results from Switzerland. In: Schwefel, D., Leidl, R., Rovira, J., Drummond, M.F. (eds) Economic Aspects of AIDS and HIV Infection. Health Systems Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84089-0_21
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