HTLV-III/LAV-Antibody-Positive Soldiers in Berlin

To the Editor: The recent testimony at a Senate hearing concerning the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) among U.S. soldiers and prostitutes in Berlin has resulted in a great deal of publicity and concern in both the American military and German civilian communities here in West Berlin. The purpose of this letter is to expand on the data presented by Dr. William Haseltine and to clarify the conclusions from those data as reported in the public media. As noted by Haseltine, a serologic survey conducted among a sample of military personnel presenting to the venereal-disease clinic at the U.S. Army Hospital . . . No extract is available for articles shorter than 400 words.