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The World - News from July 26, 1985

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Four Australian women have been infected with AIDS virus through artificial insemination at a fertility clinic, and a specialist expressed fear that similar cases may lie undetected in other countries. Health officials said three of the women developed antibodies to the disease and one had swollen lymph glands, a symptom of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Australia now screens sperm donors for AIDS, and officials said this should prevent new transmissions of the disease.

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