First haemophiliac to contract Aids in Britain died in 1985 without realising he had it
The first haemophiliac to contract Aids in Britain died in 1985 without realising he had caught the virus, an inquiry has heard. Kevin Slater, from Cwmbran, south Wales, was treated with imported blood products in the 1980s and later tested positive for HIV, the Infected Blood Inquiry was told. He was not told he had been diagnosed with Aids in 1983 and died 18 months later, with his sister-law insisting he died without ever realising he had the condition. Mr Slater died of Aids in 1985, and records show it was recommended that the diagnosis be kept from him. Thousands of Britons...
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