The Origins of Aids
“Belgium was justifiably proud of its achievements in the Congo, whose health system soon acquired the reputation of being the best in tropical Africa. This led to a substantial improvement in the health of the Congolese people, but also to numerous opportunities for the transmission of blood-borne microbial agents. What happened in and around Léopoldville will be especially relevant, as this is the area where ultimately HIV-1 spread and diversified.
For this part of the story, the best sources ...of information are in Belgium. Since 1960 the ministry of foreign affairs has kept the archives of the Belgian Congo, which are accessible to researchers. The Royal Library and the university libraries of Brussels, Louvain and Louvain-la-Neuve hold impressive collections of books and journals relating to the country’s former colonies. In Antwerp, the tropical medicine institute has made available online the Annales de la Société Belge de Médecine Tropicale, in which Belgian medical officers working in the tropics used to publish their findings.MoreLess
For this part of the story, the best sources ...of information are in Belgium. Since 1960 the ministry of foreign affairs has kept the archives of the Belgian Congo, which are accessible to researchers. The Royal Library and the university libraries of Brussels, Louvain and Louvain-la-Neuve hold impressive collections of books and journals relating to the country’s former colonies. In Antwerp, the tropical medicine institute has made available online the Annales de la Société Belge de Médecine Tropicale, in which Belgian medical officers working in the tropics used to publish their findings.MoreLess
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