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Hot Line Set Up For AIDS Queries

Associated Press - April 3, 1985

The Department of Health said yesterday that it had established a hot line to answer questions on an AIDS- related test that blood collection centers will soon administer to prospective donors.

The test, for the HTLV-3 antibody, indicates whether a person has been exposed to the virus associated with AIDS, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome. People who have the antibody will be rejected as donors, said Marvin Bogner, a department spokesman. He said it was not yet definite what would be done with information about donors who test positive and what that finding means.

The hot line number is (718) 485- 8111. It will be answered from 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. Monday through Friday.


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