A.I.D.S. Caught In N.Z. (Press, 5 October 1985)
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Summary: A.I.D.S. Caught In N.Z. (Press, 5 October 1985)
On 5 October 1985, it was reported that a young homosexual man in Auckland is being treated for AIDS at Auckland Hospital, marking a notable case as he had contracted the disease within New Zealand without travelling abroad. Dr Rod Ellis-Pegler, an infectious diseases physician at the hospital, indicated that this was the first instance of a patient developing AIDS entirely within New Zealand. However, he stressed that this fact was not particularly significant, asserting that it simply indicated the man was infected domestically. The patient is one of approximately eight AIDS cases being managed by the doctors at Auckland Hospital. Previously, all other reported AIDS patients in New Zealand had contracted the disease while overseas. Dr Ellis-Pegler noted that the man was diagnosed with AIDS within the past six months.
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