Table 5.

Government Web sites related to HIV/AIDS.

Institution	Address	Description
NIAID	http://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/daids.htm	Guide to funding for individuals and programs (e.g., CFAR, ACTG,  CPCRA, HIVNET); links to NIH-sponsored projects
CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention	http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap.htm	Surveillance data (slide sets), prevention research, patient brochures,  HIV testing guidelines
CDC National Prevention Information  Network	http://www.cdcnpin.org/topic/start.htm	Contains >10,000 documents for patients and health-care providers
WHO/UNAIDS	http://www.unaids.org	Global epidemiology, including country-specific data (slide sets) and  vaccine and prevention strategies
ACTG	http://aactg.s-3.com	Password required for ACTG protocols, technical documents (e.g.,  ACTG Virology Manual), member directory
FDA	http://www.fda.gov/oashi/aids/hiv.html	Contains an extensive amount of information on drugs and diag  nostic tests; although specific data are often difficult to access, the  search engine at ACTIS (Search Site page) is a good starting  point

NOTE. ACTG, The Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group; CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; CFAR, Centers for AIDS Research; CPCRA, Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS; FDA, US Food and Drug Administration; NIAID, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; UNAIDS, Joint United Nations Programme on AIDS; WHO, World Health Organization.